18.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wattle Grove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 74% of Wattle Grove residents report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a remarkably healthy place, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health struggles than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a low rate of mental health conditions at 5.6%, while asthma is the most common specific health issue at 6.2%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Wattle Grove, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is low at 2.8%, which is a little below both the Western Australian and national figures.
2.8% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51549/wattle-grove/topic/health-disability