32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nirimba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nirimba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability profiles in Nirimba have evolved over the last decade, though the area now sees a higher proportion of long-term health issues than most regions. About 32.5% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite this, very few residents require daily help to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (8.8%) and stroke (7.5%) being the most reported. In contrast, mental health conditions affect 6.3% of people, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
6.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Nirimba, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Virtually no one in Nirimba needs help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most other areas and sits well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Nirimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51118/nirimba/topic/health-disability