33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spalding · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spalding
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the state and national figures, 33.2% of people in Spalding live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community with significant health challenges, where many residents manage chronic illnesses and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.7% of residents. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 10% and arthritis at 9.9%, with 4.8% of the population managing three or more health issues.
10.7%
Higher 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 Spalding, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the Western Australian average, 6.1% of people in the area need some help with their daily activities. This rate is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.1% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Spalding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51395/spalding/topic/health-disability