30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willagee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Willagee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Willagee live with long-term health issues than is typical across Western Australia. About 30.3% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the state figure of 26.1%. Mental health challenges are particularly common here, affecting many more residents than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.2% of people, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 8.7% and asthma at 8.5%.
12.2%
Higher than 84% 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 Willagee, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger share of the population here, with 8.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.
8.6% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Willagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51610/willagee/topic/health-disability