22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shackleton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shackleton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have remained very low in Shackleton, where only 22.8% of people report a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here enjoy good health and rarely require formal support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 14.0%, though overall health conditions are much lower than in most other areas. Mental health conditions affect 7.9% of people, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Shackleton, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Shackleton reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national average and much lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Shackleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51341/shackleton/topic/health-disability