21.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gairdner · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gairdner
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21% of people in Gairdner live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes Gairdner one of the healthiest areas compared to similar places, with very few residents reporting mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect just 2.9% of the population, far lower than the 8.8% national average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, though asthma is the most common condition reported at 9.5%.
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Gairdner, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and is higher than most similar areas.
5.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Gairdner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50527/gairdner/topic/health-disability