28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Girrawheen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Girrawheen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are more common in Girrawheen than in most other areas, affecting 10.1% of residents. While most people here live without a long-term illness, those who do face a range of health challenges. These figures are generally a little above the Western Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the state figure of 26.1%. Mental health is the most reported condition at 10.1%, followed by asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 8.0%.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Girrawheen, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher than usual 6.5% of people in Girrawheen need some help with their daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
6.5% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Girrawheen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50550/girrawheen/topic/health-disability