30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Three Springs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Three Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Three Springs live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian average. This means about one in three residents manages an ongoing health issue as part of their daily life. Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term conditions reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
At 30.6%, the rate of long-term health conditions is a little above the national figure. Arthritis is the most frequent issue affecting 12.9% of people, while mental health conditions are slightly lower than both state and national levels at 7.3%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Three Springs, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed without assistance for most, with 4.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
4.8% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51449/three-springs/topic/health-disability