40.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wanerie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wanerie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty percent of people in Wanerie live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This means health issues are a significant part of daily life for many residents, though mental health struggles are less common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far above the 26.1% seen across Western Australia. Arthritis is the most common issue at 18.2%, while 46.7% of people report having no long-term conditions at all.
5.8%
Lower than 71% 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 Wanerie, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, around 4.4%, need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and a little below the national average.
4.4% ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Wanerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51522/wanerie/topic/health-disability