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6714, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6714, WA

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

Roughly 66% of people in postcode 6714 report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area remarkably healthy, with far fewer people reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 6714, WA, Postcode

Where 6714, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition

14.5%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6714, WA — lower than 99% of areas.

6714, WA14.5%
Karratha 15.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 14.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 5.1%, well below the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6714, WA, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.

None 66.3% One condition 11.8% Two conditions 2.0% Three or more 0.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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6714, WA splits fairly evenly between Asthma (25%) and Mental health (23%), with Other condition at 18%.

Asthma 5.4% Mental health 5.1% Other condition 3.9% Arthritis 2.6% Diabetes 2.1% Heart disease 1.0% Cancer 1.0% Lung condition 0.4% Stroke 0.1% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few people need help with daily activities at 1.4%, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.4% ▲ +80.2%

Lower than 94% 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 6714, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6714/6714-wa/topic/health-disability