33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warnbro · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Warnbro
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness now mark the health profile of Warnbro compared to previous years. About 33.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This trend is most visible in mental health, which is much more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.8% of the population, which is well above the 8.3% seen across Western Australia. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 10.4%, with 4.4% of people managing three or more conditions.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Warnbro, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for some residents, with 6.5% needing help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
6.5% ▲ +70.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Warnbro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51534/warnbro/topic/health-disability