15.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dampier Peninsula · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dampier Peninsula
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 15.5% of people in Dampier Peninsula live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the healthiest at this level, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 2.4% of people here have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national figure. Long-term health issues are uncommon, with 71.2% of residents reporting none, and diabetes is the most frequent condition at 4.5%.
2.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Dampier Peninsula, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.3% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Dampier Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50380/dampier-peninsula/topic/health-disability