21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Margaret River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Margaret River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Margaret River than in most other areas. Only 21.6% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is much lower than in most areas, with 68.4% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 7.4%, which is about the same as the figure for Western Australia.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Margaret River, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.4% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50903/margaret-river/topic/health-disability