27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hilton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hilton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant challenge in Hilton, where 11.6% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%. While most residents have no long-term health issues, the area faces higher rates of mental health struggles than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the state average. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.6%, followed by other conditions (8%), arthritis (7.4%) and asthma (7.3%).
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Hilton, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for some here, with 6.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
6.0% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Hilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50641/hilton/topic/health-disability