38.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dudawa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dudawa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health struggles have become more prominent in Dudawa since 2011. Now, 38.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This creates a significant gap in wellbeing compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 38.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. While other conditions and asthma are common, no one in the area reported a mental health condition.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Dudawa, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, with 8.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Dudawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50429/dudawa/topic/health-disability