15.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dayton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dayton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term illness than the national average defines Dayton, where only 15.4% of people report a chronic health issue. This is significantly below the 27.7% seen across Australia, making it one of the healthiest areas of its kind.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in Western Australia, with asthma (5.6%) and mental health issues (5.4%) being the most reported. This is consistent with the fact that 79% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Dayton, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, as only 1.9% need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and a little below the state average.
1.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Dayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50397/dayton/topic/health-disability