44.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Regans Ford · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 44% of people in Regans Ford live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This represents one of the highest rates of chronic health issues seen in similar areas. However, the community reports very few mental health challenges or needs for daily physical assistance.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, where the typical figure is 27.7%. While 24% of residents report other types of health conditions, no one in the area reported a mental health condition.
44.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Regans Ford, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 14%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with 0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Regans Ford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51292/regans-ford/topic/health-disability