19.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southern Brook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Southern Brook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are a significant factor for Southern Brook, where 14.3% of people report such a condition. While this is well above national figures, the overall rate of long-term health issues is remarkably low at 19.8%. This means far fewer residents live with chronic health problems compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. However, mental health issues are among the highest for similar areas, affecting 14.3% of the population, while asthma and heart disease follow at 6.6% and 4.4%.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Southern Brook, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
5.5% ▲ +161.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Southern Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51392/southern-brook/topic/health-disability