29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ridgewood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ridgewood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Managing long-term health is a common part of daily life for many in Ridgewood, where 29.5% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are particularly more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 9.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. This is the most reported long-term health issue in the area, followed by asthma and arthritis at 9% each.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Ridgewood, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.7% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state average and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +87.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51296/ridgewood/topic/health-disability