31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Myaree · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Myaree
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 11% of people in Myaree need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above both the state and national levels. This is a community where health needs are more common than in most similar areas, with over 31% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 26.1% seen across Western Australia. The most common issues reported are other conditions (10.4%) and arthritis (9.4%), while mental health conditions affect 8.6% of people, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Myaree, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 10.9%, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is well above the 4.6% recorded for Western Australia and the 5.8% for Australia.
10.9% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Myaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51069/myaree/topic/health-disability