22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gabbin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gabbin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Gabbin. Only 22.7% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall illness is low, 9.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than in most similar areas. The most common long-term health issues reported are asthma at 15.9% and arthritis at 13.6%.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Gabbin, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the national figure, 6.8% of people in Gabbin need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Gabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50526/gabbin/topic/health-disability