24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Martin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Martin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64.7% of people in Martin report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area generally healthier than most similar places, with fewer residents living with chronic illnesses or mental health struggles compared to both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.0% of the population.
6.0%
Lower than 69% 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 Martin, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 5.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and about the same as the national average.
5.8% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50911/martin/topic/health-disability