22.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scarborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Scarborough report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is much healthier than most other parts of the country, with far fewer people struggling with chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. While mental health is the most common condition at 7.9%, this is about the same as across Western Australia.
7.9%
Lower than 53% 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 Scarborough, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
2.8% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51330/scarborough/topic/health-disability