35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Watercarrin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Watercarrin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Heart disease is the most common health issue in Watercarrin, where 14.3% of residents live with the condition. While a high proportion of people here manage long-term health issues, the area has a very low rate of reported mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 35.7% of people in Watercarrin, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, no residents reported having a mental health condition, a result far below the Western Australian average of 8.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Watercarrin, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is rarely needed here, with 0.0% of people requiring help. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Watercarrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51543/watercarrin/topic/health-disability