12.7%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in West River than in the rest of the country. Only 12.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas for its size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 4.2%, well below the 8.8% national average. Around 70% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.2%
Lower than 78% 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 River, None is the majority at 89%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 West River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51584/west-river/topic/health-disability