30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wonnerup · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wonnerup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with long-term health struggles in Wonnerup, where 30.1% of residents report a chronic condition. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 12.2% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 15.3%, followed by mental health conditions at 12.2%. This mental health rate is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term conditions, while 5.1% manage three or more.
12.2%
Higher than 85% 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 Wonnerup, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the health challenges some face, only 3.6% of people in Wonnerup need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia (4.6%) and Australia (5.8%), and is lower than most similar areas.
3.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Wonnerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51634/wonnerup/topic/health-disability