20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whitby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whitby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term illness marks Whitby compared to most other areas. Only 20.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures. This contributes to a generally healthier profile across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 8.3%, while 8.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Western Australian average. Most residents are healthy, with 71.7% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Whitby, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Whitby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51592/whitby/topic/health-disability