23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dwarda · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with health issues in Dwarda than in most similar areas. Only 23.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a community with very low reported rates of chronic illness and disability.
Long-term conditions people report.
Health reporting is notably low here, with 0.0% of people reporting a mental health condition, well below the Western Australian figure of 8.3%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis and asthma are the most common at 10.0% each.
23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Dwarda, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 45%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easy for almost everyone in Dwarda, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% 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 Dwarda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50445/dwarda/topic/health-disability