32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Napier · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Napier
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues in Napier, where 32.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most other areas, with 13% of people reporting arthritis and another 13% reporting asthma. Mental health conditions affect 8.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Napier, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.5% of people in Napier need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little below the national figure.
4.5% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 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 Napier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51086/napier/topic/health-disability