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6227, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6227, WA

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

Far fewer people than usual report long-term health issues in postcode 6227. Only 25.1% of residents have a long-term condition, which is much lower than most other areas. This creates a profile of a remarkably healthy population relative to the rest of the country.

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📍 6227, WA, Postcode

Where 6227, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.1%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6227, WA — lower than 75% of areas.

6227, WA25.1%
Dardanup 30.3%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are uncommon here, with 68.1% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 6.5%, and the most common long-term issues reported are asthma and arthritis.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6227, WA, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 68.1% One condition 17.9% Two conditions 5.5% Three or more 2.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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6227, WA splits fairly evenly between Asthma (20%) and Arthritis (20%), with Mental health at 16%.

Asthma 8.5% Arthritis 8.1% Mental health 6.5% Other condition 6.2% Diabetes 5.1% Heart disease 3.3% Lung condition 1.9% Cancer 1.5% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas and below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.2% ▲ +105.4%

Lower than 86% 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 6227, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6227/6227-wa/topic/health-disability