26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmyra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmyra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Palmyra is generally healthy, though mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas. About 26.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits close to both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more frequent here than in most areas, affecting 9.6% of people. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed by other conditions at 8.6% and arthritis at 7.8%.
9.6%
Higher than 64% 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 Palmyra, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.4% of residents need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national rate.
4.4% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51197/palmyra/topic/health-disability