31.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southern Cross · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Southern Cross
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 32% of people in Southern Cross live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This means roughly one in three residents manages a persistent health issue as part of their daily life. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition affecting the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of Western Australia, where the figure is 26.1%. Most people have no long-term conditions, but for those who do, arthritis is the most frequent at 13.4%, followed by mental health and asthma.
9.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Southern Cross, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of residents need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though the number of people needing this support has risen since 2011.
5.4% ▲ —
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521047/southern-cross/topic/health-disability