27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Embleton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Embleton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Embleton is marked by a higher need for support, with 7.9% of people requiring help with everyday activities. This is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents are healthy, about 27.8% live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of people. This is a little above the state figure of 8.3% and the national figure of 8.8%.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Embleton, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is well above the Western Australian average of 4.6%, sitting at 7.9% for Embleton.
7.9% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Embleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50484/embleton/topic/health-disability