6642, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6642, WA

Name: Health & Disability in 6642, WA — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

More than half of the people in postcode 6642 report having no long-term health conditions. This area is remarkably healthy, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health conditions compared to the rest of the state and the country.

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📍 6642, WA, Postcode

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 18.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect just 4.4% of people—among the lowest rates for similar areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6642, WA, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 56.0% One condition 12.6% Two conditions 3.1% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in 6642, WA — Diabetes leads at 20%, ahead of Asthma (15%) and Mental health (14%).

Diabetes 6.3% Asthma 4.7% Mental health 4.4% Heart disease 4.3% Arthritis 3.6% Other condition 3.3% Lung condition 1.8% Cancer 1.3% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The need for help with daily activities is very low at 1.3%, well below the national figure of 5.8%. This rate has also fallen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

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 6642, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6642/6642-wa/topic/health-disability

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