30.1%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willagee (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Willagee (South Metropolitan)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Willagee, where 10% of residents live with such a struggle. This is part of a wider trend in the area, as more people here live with long-term health issues compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Aside from mental health, arthritis (9.4%) and asthma (8.0%) are the most frequent reports, while 62.1% of residents have no long-term conditions.
10.0%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Willagee (South Metropolitan), None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.3% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the state average. This need for help has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 5.5%.
6.3% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Willagee (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55905/willagee/topic/health-disability