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6442, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6442, WA

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

Over half of the people in postcode 6442 report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other places, with a typical resident far less likely to live with a chronic illness than the national average.

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📍 6442, WA, Postcode

Where 6442, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.7%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6442, WA — lower than 82% of areas.

6442, WA23.7%
Coolgardie 23.9%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 23.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.3%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6442, WA, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 52.5% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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6442, WA splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Asthma (20%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Mental health 8.3% Asthma 8.0% Arthritis 6.3% Other condition 5.0% Diabetes 4.6% Heart disease 2.5% Lung condition 2.3% Cancer 1.5% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A small number of people, just 3.1%, need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.1% ▲ +102.3%

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 6442, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6442/6442-wa/topic/health-disability