29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Curtin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Curtin compared to the rest of the territory. About 29.4% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 29.4% of people have a long-term health condition, with the most common being other conditions, asthma, and mental health. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while 8.9% report a mental health condition, which is a little below the territory figure.
8.9%
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 Curtin, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Curtin need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the territory figure of 4.6%.
6.2% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/health-disability