31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dwellingup · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dwellingup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Dwellingup need help with daily activities than they did in 2011. This is a place where long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, with 31.6% of residents living with a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 13.3%, followed by mental health at 9.9%. Overall, the rate of chronic illness here is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.
9.9%
Higher 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 Dwellingup, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 6.6%. This is a little above the state average of 4.6%, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
6.6% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Dwellingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522023/dwellingup/topic/health-disability