31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Guildford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of nearly 8 percentage points separates Guildford from the rest of Western Australia in the proportion of people needing daily help. This area faces significant health challenges, with 31.5% of residents living with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.9% of people. This is well above the 8.3% seen across Western Australia, while other common issues include arthritis (8%) and asthma (7.9%).
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Guildford, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is among the highest for areas like this, affecting 12.5% of residents. This is well above both the state figure of 4.6% and the national rate of 5.8%.
12.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50594/guildford/topic/health-disability