26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Darlington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than 4% of people in Darlington need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. The community generally enjoys good health, with about 67% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, mental health issues are more frequent, affecting 9.2% of residents. Arthritis is also common at 8.9%, followed by other conditions at 8.3% and asthma at 6.7%.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Darlington, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is rare in Darlington, affecting only 3.5% of people. This is a little below both the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and the national figure of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +64.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
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).
More for Darlington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50390/darlington/topic/health-disability