30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Muchea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Muchea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for similar areas, Muchea shows health profiles that largely mirror state and national figures. A notable 30.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian average of 26.1%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 10.5% of people, followed by mental health conditions at 8.8%. This mental health figure is about the same as the national average, while 61.6% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Muchea, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people in Muchea need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 4.6% seen across Western Australia and the 5.8% national figure.
5.1% ▲ +108.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Muchea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51040/muchea/topic/health-disability