27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dianella · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Dianella sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health, with about 27.4% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the Western Australian average and nearly identical to the national figure.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 8.4%, followed by mental health conditions at 7.5%. The prevalence of mental health conditions here is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Dianella, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in Dianella need help with daily activities compared to most other areas. At 5.7%, this is a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
5.7% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Dianella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50409/dianella/topic/health-disability