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Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan)

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

More people in Mirrabooka now require help with daily activities than in 2016, though overall health stays steady. While 25.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is a little below the national figure. The area generally reports fewer long-term health and mental health conditions than most similar places.

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📍 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.6%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) — lower than 65% of areas.

Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan)25.6%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 25.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.0%, followed by asthma at 7.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 65.4% One condition 16.9% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (17%) and Asthma (16%), with Other condition at 16%.

Mental health 8.0% Asthma 7.5% Other condition 7.4% Arthritis 7.3% Diabetes 6.3% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 2.1% Lung condition 1.8% Dementia 1.0% Stroke 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose 1.4 percentage points since 2016 to reach 6.3%. This is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian average of 4.6%.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.3% —

Higher than 63% 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 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53602/mirrabooka/topic/health-disability