18.2%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Derby · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Derby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Derby report having no long-term health conditions. This is a very healthy community where rates of chronic illness and mental health issues are well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 3.8%, while diabetes is the most common reported ailment at 5.4%.
3.8%
Lower than 93% 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 Derby, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is much lower than most areas at 4.1%. While this is about the same as the Western Australian average, the figure has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +120.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515010/derby/topic/health-disability