27.0%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maylands (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Maylands (East Metropolitan)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Maylands report mental health conditions than in most similar areas. While 27% of the population lives with a long-term health issue, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.2% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 7.9% and arthritis at 6.8%, though 66.2% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Maylands (East Metropolitan), None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.0% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas. This has barely changed since 2011, when the rate was 4.5%.
5.0% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Maylands (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53402/maylands/topic/health-disability