36.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broomehill Village · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Broomehill Village
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high proportion of residents in Broomehill Village live with long-term health issues. Around 36.5% of people have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.7% of people. This is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia, with arthritis also being a common long-term condition at 14.7%.
14.7%
Higher 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 Broomehill Village, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of people. This figure is well above the Western Australian average of 4.6% and has risen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
10.9% ▲ +97.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Broomehill Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522008/broomehill-village/topic/health-disability