40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wellesley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wellesley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Wellesley is marked by a high burden of illness, as 40% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country, with mental health conditions being particularly common.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than the 26.1% state average. This includes a high rate of mental health conditions (20%) and asthma (25.7%), with 14.3% of the population living with three or more conditions.
20.0%
Higher 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 Wellesley, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rates of illness, no one in Wellesley reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 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 Wellesley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51559/wellesley/topic/health-disability