24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Morgantown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Morgantown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of the people in Morgantown have no long-term health conditions, making it a healthy place to live. Only 24.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is especially clear regarding mental health, where rates are much lower than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.3% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, asthma is the most common at 8.0%, followed by diabetes at 6.6% and arthritis at 6.5%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Morgantown, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people in Morgantown need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and a little below the national average.
4.4% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Morgantown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50997/morgantown/topic/health-disability