24.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mullewa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mullewa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty-two per cent of residents in Mullewa report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a healthy area where long-term illness is much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a lower rate of mental health conditions at 7.4% compared to the 8.8% seen across Australia.
7.4%
Lower than 76% 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 Mullewa, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Mullewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522049/mullewa/topic/health-disability