26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Greenough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Greenough have remained steady over the last decade, with most residents reporting no long-term health issues. A little over a quarter of the population lives with a chronic condition, which is a lower rate than seen in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Western Australia figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 9.9%, while 6.7% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate slightly below the national figure.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Greenough, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Greenough need help with daily activities. This is lower than most other areas and a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.8% ▲ +132.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50586/greenough/topic/health-disability