7.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hamersley Range · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of chronic illness than the national average defines Hamersley Range, where only 7.6% of people report a long-term health condition. This is 20 percentage points below the Australian figure, painting a picture of a remarkably healthy population.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with asthma (3.6%) and arthritis (2.0%) being the most common. Mental health conditions are reported at 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
7.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Hamersley Range, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 18%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easy for almost everyone here, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Hamersley Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50608/hamersley-range/topic/health-disability