17.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Perenjori · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Perenjori
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Perenjori from the national average for long-term health conditions. Only 17% of people here report a long-term health issue, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 3.1%, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while asthma and arthritis are the most common reported conditions.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Perenjori, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas, with 3.9% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and about the same as the Western Australian figure.
3.9% ▲ +138.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51227/perenjori/topic/health-disability