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Thornlie (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Thornlie (East Metropolitan)

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

Thornlie residents generally align with state and national health trends, sitting around the middle for most health measures. About 27.6% of the community lives with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the Western Australian figure, though it remains very similar to the national average.

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📍 Thornlie (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

27.6%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Thornlie (East Metropolitan) — lower than 53% of areas.

Thornlie (East Metropolitan)27.6%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 8.1% of people. The most reported long-term health issues are arthritis at 8.3% and asthma at 7.7%, while 64% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Thornlie (East Metropolitan), None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 64.0% One condition 18.5% Two conditions 5.9% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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

Arthritis 8.3% Mental health 8.1% Other condition 7.8% Asthma 7.7% Diabetes 6.3% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 2.5% Lung condition 2.0% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 5.8% of the population. This is a little above the state average and matches the national figure, though the need for assistance has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.8% ▲ +139.1%

Higher than 53% 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 Thornlie (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55202/thornlie/topic/health-disability