44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Henderson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Henderson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Henderson than in the rest of the state. While 44.4% of residents report a long-term condition, this is significantly higher than the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and diabetes are the most common long-term conditions here, both affecting 16.7% of people. In contrast, no one reported a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 →Henderson splits fairly evenly between None (44%) and One condition (40%), with Two conditions at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, as 8.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state figure of 4.6%.
8.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Henderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50624/henderson/topic/health-disability