30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waikiki · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waikiki
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 30% of people in Waikiki live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure. This health burden is most visible in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term illness here, affecting 10.7% of residents, followed by arthritis at 9.5% and asthma at 8.9%. While 59.8% of people report no long-term health issues, those who do typically have just one condition.
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 Waikiki, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.5% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Waikiki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51502/waikiki/topic/health-disability