23.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lathlain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lathlain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Lathlain than in most other areas. Only 23.4% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area noticeably healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little more than a fifth of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 8.5%, followed by other conditions at 7.8% and asthma at 6.8%.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Lathlain, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below both the state and national figures.
3.3% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Lathlain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50835/lathlain/topic/health-disability