30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dawesville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dawesville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 30% of people in Dawesville live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian average. This reflects a community where chronic health needs are more common than in the state or national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.1%, while 8.5% of people report a mental health condition.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Dawesville, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.6% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Dawesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50396/dawesville/topic/health-disability