29.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Helena · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Helena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 30% of people in Mount Helena live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the Western Australian average. This means roughly one in three residents manages a chronic health issue. While most people here have no long-term health problems, those who do often face a mix of mental health and physical challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.4% of residents. This is the most reported long-term health issue in the area, followed closely by asthma at 9.3% and arthritis at 8.3%.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Helena, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.5% of people in Mount Helena need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state average and a little below the national figure.
4.5% ▲ +74.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Mount Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51016/mount-helena/topic/health-disability