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Nedlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Nedlands (North Metropolitan)

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

Health needs have remained steady in Nedlands, where only 3.6% of people required help with daily activities in 2021. The area is generally healthier than most, with fewer residents reporting long-term health conditions compared to both the state and national figures.

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📍 Nedlands (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

24.8%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Nedlands (North Metropolitan) — lower than 70% of areas.

Nedlands (North Metropolitan)24.8%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 24.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 8.0%, while 68.9% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Nedlands (North Metropolitan), None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 68.9% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 4.7% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Nedlands (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Mental health 8.0% Other condition 7.5% Asthma 6.7% Arthritis 6.4% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 3.4% Diabetes 2.7% Lung condition 1.1% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.6% of people in Nedlands need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.1%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.6% ▲ +18.5%

Lower than 89% 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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54104/nedlands/topic/health-disability