29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
South Lake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in South Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 29.5% of South Lake residents is shaped by a long-term health condition. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%, with mental health and asthma being the most common challenges reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.2% of people here have a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas. Most residents are healthy, with 63% reporting no long-term conditions, while 20% live with one.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 South Lake, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.3% of the population. This is a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6% and slightly higher than the national figure.
6.3% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 South Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51377/south-lake/topic/health-disability