32.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northam · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Northam
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Northam sits around the middle for most health indicators compared to similar areas, though long-term health issues are more common here than in the rest of the state. About 32.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 10.2% of people, while 10.1% live with a mental health condition. This mental health rate is a little above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%.
10.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre 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 Northam, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most areas, affecting 7.2% of residents. This figure is a little above the national average and has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +1426.2%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514004/northam/topic/health-disability