42.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Green Head · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Green Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Green Head than in other similar areas. Around 42% of the population has a long-term condition, which is far above the state figure of 26.1%. While many struggle with chronic health, mental health reports are lower than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 17.7%, followed by diabetes at 8.2%. The number of people with mental health conditions is 7.5%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 75% 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 Green Head, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that has risen 4 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the national average and a little above Western Australia's 4.6%.
5.8% ▲ +218.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Green Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522026/green-head/topic/health-disability