21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hocking · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hocking
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than the state average define Hocking, where only 21.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, making it a healthier area than most across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.8% of residents, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while 6.8% of the population reports a mental health condition as their primary health challenge.
6.8%
Lower 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 Hocking, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
2.9% ▲ +80.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Hocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50645/hocking/topic/health-disability