18.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laverton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Laverton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health struggles in Laverton compared to the rest of the country. Only 18% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend of better-than-average health extends to mental health and daily care needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.6% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Long-term health issues are also much lower than in most areas, with diabetes (7.2%) and asthma (7.1%) being the most common reported conditions.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Laverton, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people in Laverton need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Western Australian average of 4.6% and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.1% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50836/laverton/topic/health-disability