27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Serpentine · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Serpentine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy lifestyle is common in Serpentine, where only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is lower than most other similar areas. While some residents manage long-term health issues, the overall need for daily assistance remains low compared to the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 9.0%, followed by mental health at 8.2% and asthma at 7.8%.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Serpentine, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.6% of residents who need help with daily activities is lower than most areas. This figure is also a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.6% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51339/serpentine/topic/health-disability