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6149, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6149, WA

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

Nearly 69% of people in postcode 6149 have no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most other places, with lower rates of mental health conditions and fewer people needing daily help.

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📍 6149, WA, Postcode

Where 6149, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.2%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6149, WA — lower than 69% of areas.

6149, WA26.2%
Melville 25.9%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 6.6% of residents have a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, long-term health conditions affect 26.2% of the population, a rate about the same as the Western Australian average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6149, WA, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 68.8% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 5.2% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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6149, WA splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Arthritis (18%), with Mental health at 15%.

Other condition 8.3% Arthritis 8.0% Mental health 6.6% Asthma 6.3% Diabetes 4.8% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 1.2% Dementia 0.9% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A small number of people, 4.5%, need help with daily activities. While this is lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian figure of 5.8%, the need for assistance has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.5% ▲ +42.6%

Lower than 65% 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 6149, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6149/6149-wa/topic/health-disability