35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walkaway · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Walkaway
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition in Walkaway, affecting 13.1% of residents. This is a place where health challenges are more common than usual, with over a third of the population living with a long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.1% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While asthma and arthritis are frequent, 6.8% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate a little below both the state and national averages.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Walkaway, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.1% of the population. This is about the same as the Western Australian average of 4.6% and a little below the national figure.
4.1% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Walkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51505/walkaway/topic/health-disability