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Butler (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Butler (North Metropolitan)

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

Better overall health is a hallmark of daily life in Butler, where 26.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is lower than in most other areas and sits just below the national average.

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📍 Butler (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Butler (North Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Butler (North Metropolitan) — lower than 62% of areas.

Butler (North Metropolitan)26.1%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.6% of residents. This is slightly above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%, while asthma is the second most reported long-term condition at 8.4%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Butler (North Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 65.6% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 5.2% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Butler (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Asthma (19%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 9.6% Asthma 8.4% Other condition 7.7% Arthritis 6.8% Diabetes 3.8% Heart disease 3.0% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Fewer people in Butler need help with daily activities compared to most areas, with a rate of 4.7%. While this is a little below the Australian average, the number of people needing such support has risen since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▲ +50.4%

Lower than 71% 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 Butler (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51104/butler/topic/health-disability