23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wembley Downs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wembley Downs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71.5% of people in Wembley Downs report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a generally healthy population, with rates of chronic illness and disability sitting well below the national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.3%, a little below the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Downs, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas, with only 2.7% of people requiring support. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.7% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51565/wembley-downs/topic/health-disability