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Health & Disability in Pelican Point

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A slightly lower rate of mental health conditions than the state average defines the health profile of Pelican Point. While nearly 29% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is only a little above the Western Australian figure. Most people here live without any long-term health issues.

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Where Pelican Point sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pelican Point — higher than 50% of areas.

Pelican Point28.7%
6230, WA 30.9%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 10.4%. Around 6.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below both the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Pelican Point, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 64.8% One condition 20.6% Two conditions 5.9% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Pelican Point splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Other condition (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 10.4% Other condition 8.2% Asthma 7.9% Mental health 6.1% Heart disease 4.7% Cancer 4.3% Diabetes 4.3% Lung condition 1.7% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.7% of people in Pelican Point need help with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.7% ▲ +86.7%

Lower than 61% 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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51223/pelican-point/topic/health-disability