26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Salmon Gums · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Salmon Gums
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower-than-average rate of long-term health issues defines Salmon Gums, where 68.5% of residents report having no chronic conditions. This means more people here live without a lasting health struggle compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.2%, a little below both the state and national rates.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Salmon Gums, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, with 4.8% of people needing assistance with core activities. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
4.8% ▲ +155.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Salmon Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51320/salmon-gums/topic/health-disability