33.4%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mandurah (South West) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Mandurah (South West)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Mandurah (South West) compared to the rest of the state. Around 33.4% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher health burden is seen across both physical and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 11.8%, while 10.9% of people live with a mental health condition. This mental health rate is a little above the national average of 8.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
10.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Mandurah (South West), None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 7.2% of the population. This figure is a little above the Western Australian average and has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Mandurah (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53306/mandurah/topic/health-disability