13.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leinster · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Leinster
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Leinster than in the rest of the country. Only 13.2% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest in its category.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest at this level, with only 4.8% of people reporting a mental health condition. This is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia; asthma is the most common reported condition at 7.3%.
4.8%
Lower than 90% 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 Leinster, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents need help with daily activities, at just 1.5%. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and has fallen since 2011.
1.5% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Leinster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522042/leinster/topic/health-disability