Wundowie · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wundowie

Name: Health & Disability in Wundowie — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Long-term health issues have become more common in Wundowie, where 34.3% of people now live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and reflects a significant health challenge for the local area.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 12.2%, while 11.1% of people report a mental health condition. This mental health rate is a little above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wundowie, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 54.4% One condition 21.4% Two conditions 7.9% Three or more 4.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wundowie splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 12.2% Mental health 11.1% Asthma 9.7% Other condition 7.7% Diabetes 6.6% Heart disease 5.2% Cancer 4.2% Lung condition 2.9% Stroke 1.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6% of people in Wundowie need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 4.6%.

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 Wundowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51651/wundowie/topic/health-disability

Where Wundowie sits — People with a long-term health condition