22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eglinton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have improved since 2011 in Eglinton, with only 22.4% of people now reporting a long-term health condition. This is well below both the state and national figures, marking the area as significantly healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 9.3%, while 8.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with 70% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Eglinton, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of people here need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Western Australian figure and well below the national average of 5.8%.
2.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50476/eglinton/topic/health-disability