33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pinjar · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pinjar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health struggles in Pinjar than in most similar areas. Roughly 33.8% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is particularly visible in mental health, where the rate is much higher than in other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 13.5% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well above the 8.3% seen across Western Australia. Overall, 33.8% of residents have a long-term health issue, and 8.1% of the population manage three or more conditions at once.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Pinjar, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.4% of people in Pinjar need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the 4.6% across Western Australia and the 5.8% national average.
5.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Pinjar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51246/pinjar/topic/health-disability