31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Southern Cross
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the state average for chronic illness, Southern Cross has 31.1% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is significantly higher than both Western Australia and the national figure, meaning health challenges are more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term health condition at 12.9%, followed by mental health at 9.4%, which is a little above the state average. While 56.5% of people have no long-term conditions, 5.8% of residents deal with three or more.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Cross, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger portion of the population here, with 6.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
6.1% ▲ +106.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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).
More for Southern Cross
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51393/southern-cross/topic/health-disability