34.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Capel · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Capel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A rising need for daily help marks the health landscape in Capel, where 6.5% of people now require assistance. This is a notable increase from 2011, and the area sees a much higher rate of long-term health conditions than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian average of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 11.8% of the population—a figure much higher than most other areas.
11.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Capel, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities now make up 6.5% of the population, which is a rise of 2.6 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the state average of 4.6% and about the same as the national figure.
6.5% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515005/capel/topic/health-disability