33.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Quairading · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Quairading
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Quairading now live with long-term health issues than in previous years. This is a town where 33.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of illness is reflected in a greater need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common health struggle here, affecting 13.1% of people. While 39.9% of residents have no long-term health issues, mental health conditions are slightly more common than the national figure at 9.2%.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Quairading, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.6% of people in Quairading. This is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
7.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Quairading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51268/quairading/topic/health-disability