24.5%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Balcatta (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Balcatta (North Metropolitan)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Balcatta report long-term health issues than in most other similar areas. Only 24.5% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 8.3%, followed by other conditions and arthritis at 7.3% each. Overall, 68.1% of people have no long-term health conditions, and the 8.3% with a mental health condition is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.3%
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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 Balcatta (North Metropolitan), None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Balcatta need some help with their daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
5.2% —
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
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 Balcatta (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50304/balcatta/topic/health-disability