36.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gwambygine · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gwambygine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Gwambygine live with a long-term health condition, a figure far higher than in most other areas. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues affect 36.1% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 19.3%, while mental health conditions are also more frequent here than across the country.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Gwambygine, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.8% of people, which is about the same as the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
4.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Gwambygine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50598/gwambygine/topic/health-disability