18.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southern River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Southern River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 76% of residents in Southern River report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other regions, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 5.3% of residents—a figure well below the national average.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 River, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. Only 2.6% of people require such support, which is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.6% ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Southern River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51394/southern-river/topic/health-disability