28.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Serpentine · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Serpentine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities in Serpentine has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011. While most residents do not report long-term health issues, 28.8% of the population lives with a chronic condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and mental health are the most common long-term conditions here, each affecting 9.8% of residents. While 62.8% of people have no long-term health issues, the overall rate of chronic conditions is a little above the Western Australian average.
9.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Serpentine, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 5.8%.
3.8% ▲ +288.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515032/serpentine/topic/health-disability