27.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wickepin · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wickepin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Wickepin than in most similar areas. While about 27.4% of residents have a health condition, this is very similar to the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 13.2%, while mental health conditions affect 7.1% of people, which is a little below the Australian figure. Nearly half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.1%
Lower than 78% 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 Wickepin, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.9% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
4.9% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Wickepin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522065/wickepin/topic/health-disability