36.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Swan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Swan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Upper Swan live with long-term health issues compared to most similar areas. About 36.6% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12%, followed by asthma at 8.4%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Upper Swan, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, the 4.2% of people needing help with daily tasks is about the same as the Western Australian average.
4.2% ▲ +68.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Upper Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51482/upper-swan/topic/health-disability