35.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Westwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Westwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of residents in Westwood live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This level of illness is much higher than in most similar areas. Heart disease and arthritis are the most common reported issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.3% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 26.1%. Mental health conditions affect 8.8% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Westwood, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is among the highest for areas of this size, with 11.8% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% typical across Australia.
11.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Westwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51590/westwood/topic/health-disability