24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hithergreen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hithergreen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people struggle with chronic illness in Hithergreen than in most other parts of the country. Only 24.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 4.9% of people compared to 8.8% nationally. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most frequent at 13.1%, while 68.9% of all residents report having no long-term condition at all.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Hithergreen, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 4.6% seen across Western Australia and the 5.8% national figure.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Hithergreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50644/hithergreen/topic/health-disability