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6020, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6020, WA

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Almost 67% of residents in postcode 6020 report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a healthy profile for the area, where the rate of mental health conditions is much lower than in most other similar places.

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📍 6020, WA, Postcode

Where 6020, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.2%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6020, WA — lower than 64% of areas.

6020, WA27.2%
Stirling 25.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While 27.2% of people have a long-term health condition, this is lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.6%, while mental health conditions are particularly low at 6.2%, which is a little below the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6020, WA, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 67.0% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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6020, WA splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Other condition (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 8.6% Other condition 7.7% Asthma 7.2% Mental health 6.2% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.8% Diabetes 3.3% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This need has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011, when it sat at 2.2%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.7% ▲ +68.2%

Lower than 78% of postcode areas.

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 6020, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6020/6020-wa/topic/health-disability