28.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ucarty West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ucarty West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Ucarty West live with mental health conditions than in most similar areas. While 28.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, the prevalence of mental health issues is a striking outlier for the region. This creates a health profile where mental wellbeing is a significant concern despite other indicators remaining closer to state norms.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 18.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is far above the Western Australia figure of 8.3%. Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 21.1%, followed by mental health and asthma. More than half of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
18.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Ucarty West, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Ucarty West reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 4.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Ucarty West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51477/ucarty-west/topic/health-disability