16.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northbridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Northbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower share of people live with long-term health conditions in Northbridge compared to the rest of the state. Only 16.1% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest here, with 69.9% of people reporting none at all. While mental health conditions affect 8.5% of residents, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.5%
Higher than 53% 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 Northbridge, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Northbridge need help with daily activities. At 0.2%, this is well below the 4.6% seen across Western Australia and the 5.8% national average.
0.2% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51159/northbridge/topic/health-disability