22.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Madora Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Madora Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Madora Bay than in the rest of the country. Only 22.5% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthier areas compared to similar places across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 6.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. For those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 7.2%, followed by arthritis and mental health conditions at 6.8% each.
6.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Madora Bay, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.3% of residents needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the state and national rates.
3.3% ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Madora Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50875/madora-bay/topic/health-disability