22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wembley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wembley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health issues defines Wembley, where only 22.6% of people live with a lasting condition. This is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most residents here enjoy good health, with 72.1% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in most areas, sitting 5.2 percentage points below the national figure. Mental health conditions are the most reported issue at 7.6%, which is about the same as the state average.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Wembley, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are around the middle for similar areas. Just 4.3% of people in Wembley need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/health-disability