10.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Burges · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Burges
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents report long-term health issues in Mount Burges, making it one of the healthiest areas in its class. Just 10.3% of people live with a long-term condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a population with very low health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here at 6.9%, while 61.2% of residents report having no conditions at all.
3.4%
Lower than 82% 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 Mount Burges, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is lower than most areas, with only 2.6% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and well below the national rate.
2.6% ▲ +109.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Mount Burges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51006/mount-burges/topic/health-disability