32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jurien Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jurien Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues than the state average marks Jurien Bay, where 32.1% of people live with a lasting condition. This is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. While many face chronic health struggles, mental health rates remain consistent with national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.7%, contributing to a total health rate that is 6.1 percentage points higher than the Western Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues, but 21.9% live with one condition.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Jurien Bay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Jurien Bay need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Jurien Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50705/jurien-bay/topic/health-disability