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Scarborough (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Scarborough (North Metropolitan)

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

Fewer people live with chronic illness in Scarborough (North Metropolitan) than in most other Australian areas. Only 24.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Scarborough (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

24.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Scarborough (North Metropolitan) — lower than 72% of areas.

Scarborough (North Metropolitan)24.4%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 24.4% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure lower than most areas. Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.1%, followed by other conditions (7.1%), arthritis (6.9%), and asthma (6.9%).

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Scarborough (North Metropolitan), None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 67.8% One condition 17.5% Two conditions 4.7% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Scarborough (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (17%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 8.1% Other condition 7.1% Arthritis 6.9% Asthma 6.9% Heart disease 3.2% Cancer 2.9% Diabetes 2.8% Lung condition 1.3% Dementia 1.0% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2016, when it was 3.5%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.1% —

Lower than 81% 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 Scarborough (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54804/scarborough/topic/health-disability