33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malebelling · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Malebelling
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Malebelling now live with long-term health issues compared to previous years. Roughly one in three residents has a chronic condition, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.3% of people here, with arthritis being the most common at 17.9%. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.7% of residents, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
7.7%
Lower 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 Malebelling, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Malebelling need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 7.7%, this is well above the state figure of 4.6%. Those needing support are consistent with the higher rates of long-term health conditions seen in the area.
7.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Malebelling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50885/malebelling/topic/health-disability