20.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wannamal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wannamal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people deal with chronic illness or disability in Wannamal than in most other parts of the country. Only 20.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in generally good health with very low levels of long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 3.7% of people. Long-term health issues are also rare, with 70.1% of residents reporting no conditions at all; those who do most commonly report other conditions (12.7%) or arthritis (7.5%).
3.7%
Lower than 81% 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 Wannamal, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely unhindered by disability here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure and the 4.6% seen across Western Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 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 Wannamal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51524/wannamal/topic/health-disability