21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hester Brook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hester Brook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health conditions than the national average defines Hester Brook. Only 21.3% of people live with a chronic health issue, which is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While overall health is strong, 9.4% of residents have a mental health condition, which is higher than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 9.4%, and about 66.1% of people report having no health conditions at all.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Hester Brook, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the 4.6% seen across Western Australia and the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Hester Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50631/hester-brook/topic/health-disability