31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Pingelly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define West Pingelly, where 31% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While physical health issues are common, reported mental health conditions are very low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here at 14%, followed by asthma at 10%. Overall, 31% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the Western Australian rate of 26.1%, though 0% reported a mental health condition.
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 West Pingelly, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4% of people in West Pingelly need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the state average of 4.6% and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 West Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51581/west-pingelly/topic/health-disability