29.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Harvey · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Harvey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 7% of people in Harvey involves needing help with core activities, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This need for support is mirrored in the broader health profile, where long-term health conditions are more common than across the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.4%, while mental health conditions affect 8.1% of the population, a rate about the same as the national figure.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Harvey, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most other areas. At 7.0%, the proportion of people requiring this assistance is a little above both the state and national averages.
7.0% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50615/harvey/topic/health-disability