29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Kennedy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Kennedy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Port Kennedy shows a health profile that leans slightly towards a higher need for support. Roughly 29.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of people. This is a little above both the state and national figures, with asthma and arthritis also frequently reported as long-term health issues.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Port Kennedy, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.3% of residents who need help with daily activities is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +83.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Port Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51260/port-kennedy/topic/health-disability