28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gooseberry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gooseberry Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability needs in Gooseberry Hill have remained relatively stable over the last decade. Most residents live without a long-term health problem, and the area reports lower rates of mental health conditions than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.9%, while mental health conditions affect 5.9% of residents, a rate lower than most other areas.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Gooseberry Hill, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of people in Gooseberry Hill need help with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.6% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/topic/health-disability