15.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pegs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pegs Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people in Pegs Creek report long-term health struggles, with only 15.5% of the population living with a chronic condition. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the healthiest areas in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.7% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while asthma is the most common reported condition at 5.6%.
4.7%
Lower than 76% 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 Pegs Creek, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, as only 1.5% need help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
1.5% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Pegs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51222/pegs-creek/topic/health-disability