6716, WA · Postcode

Health & Disability in 6716, WA

Name: Health & Disability in 6716, WA — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Roughly 70% of people in postcode 6716 report having no long-term health conditions. This is a very healthy area where the rates of chronic illness and disability are far below the state and national figures.

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📍 6716, WA, Postcode

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 13.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 4.4% of residents—well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 6716, WA, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 13%.

None 70.1% One condition 11.0% Two conditions 1.8% Three or more 0.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In 6716, WA, the largest group is Asthma at 28%, followed by Mental health (23%) and Other condition (12%).

Asthma 5.4% Mental health 4.4% Other condition 2.4% Diabetes 2.3% Arthritis 1.9% Cancer 1.4% Heart disease 1.1% Lung condition 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few people here need help with daily activities, at just 1.0%. While this is well below the national figure of 5.8%, it has risen slightly 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 6716, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6716/6716-wa/topic/health-disability

6716, WA	13.3%
Ashburton	15.1%
Western Australia	26.1%

Where 6716, WA sits — People with a long-term health condition