29.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Morawa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Morawa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people need help with daily activities in Morawa than in most similar areas. About 29.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are a little more common here than across Australia, with arthritis (10.9%) and asthma (9.8%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of people, which is about the same as the national figure.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Morawa, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.5% of the population needs help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the state average of 4.6%.
6.5% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50993/morawa/topic/health-disability