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6214, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6214, WA

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

Better health than many similar areas defines daily life in postcode 6214, where only 27.2% of people have a long-term health condition. This is lower than most comparable places, and the vast majority of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.

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📍 6214, WA, Postcode

Where 6214, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.2%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6214, WA — lower than 64% of areas.

6214, WA27.2%
Murray 33.1%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 8.6% of people here have a mental health condition, which is around the middle for similar areas. For those with health issues, the most common conditions are mental health, arthritis, and asthma.

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In 6214, WA, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 65.1% One condition 17.8% Two conditions 5.7% Three or more 1.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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6214, WA splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (17%), with Asthma at 15%.

Mental health 8.6% Arthritis 7.3% Asthma 6.4% Other condition 6.4% Diabetes 4.8% Cancer 4.1% Heart disease 2.2% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▲ +140.6%

Lower than 63% 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 6214, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6214/6214-wa/topic/health-disability