26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Heathridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Heathridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 10% of people in Heathridge live with a mental health condition, which is higher than in most similar areas. While these figures are a little above the state average, overall health is typical for the region, with about 27% of residents managing a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 9.7%, followed by asthma and arthritis. Most residents are healthy, with 66% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
9.7%
Higher than 65% 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 Heathridge, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4% of people in Heathridge need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national average.
4.0% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Heathridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50622/heathridge/topic/health-disability