30.8%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bunbury (South West) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Bunbury (South West)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Bunbury (South West) than in most similar areas. About 30.8% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is particularly evident in the number of people managing mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.7% of people. This is a little above the state and national figures, and is the most reported long-term health issue, followed by arthritis at 10.1%.
10.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Bunbury (South West), None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Australian average. This figure has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Bunbury (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50906/bunbury/topic/health-disability