23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Westdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Westdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Westdale than in most similar areas. Only 23.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 9.7%, while 6.5% of people have a mental health condition. This is a little below the state figure of 8.3%. Most residents report no long-term health conditions at all.
6.5%
Lower than 66% 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 Westdale, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Westdale reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure and the state average of 4.6%.
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 Westdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51587/westdale/topic/health-disability