34.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wundowie · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wundowie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Wundowie (L) sees a higher proportion of people with long-term health issues than most similar areas. About 34.2% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.3%, followed by mental health and asthma. Around 10.9% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Western Australian rate of 8.3%.
10.9%
Higher than 64% 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 Wundowie, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed without help for most, with only 5.3% of people needing assistance. This is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
5.3% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Wundowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521051/wundowie/topic/health-disability