13.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warmun · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Warmun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Warmun compared to the rest of the country. Only 13.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest rates of chronic illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Typical health is strong here, with only 3.7% of people reporting a mental health condition—well below the Western Australian rate of 8.3%. Among those with health issues, diabetes is the most common at 6.1%, while 73.7% of the population reports having no long-term conditions at all.
3.7%
Lower 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 Warmun, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 5.8%, though it has risen slightly from 2.1% in 2011.
3.5% ▲ +66.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Warmun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522064/warmun/topic/health-disability