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West Swan (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in West Swan (East Metropolitan)

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

Nearly 70% of people in West Swan report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or disability than the national figure.

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📍 West Swan (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

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

23.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is West Swan (East Metropolitan) — lower than 78% of areas.

West Swan (East Metropolitan)23.5%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 23.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Mental health and asthma are the most common reported conditions, each affecting 7.5% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In West Swan (East Metropolitan), None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 69.4% One condition 16.8% Two conditions 4.6% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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West Swan (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Asthma (19%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 7.5% Asthma 7.5% Other condition 6.8% Arthritis 5.9% Diabetes 4.6% Heart disease 2.8% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4.0% of people need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is much lower than in most areas. This proportion has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.0% ▲ +45.4%

Lower than 83% 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 West Swan (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55802/west-swan/topic/health-disability