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Helena Valley - Koongamia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Helena Valley - Koongamia

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

A growing need for support has emerged in Helena Valley - Koongamia, where the proportion of people requiring help with daily activities rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011. While 4.5% of residents now need this assistance, long-term health conditions are more common here than in most other areas.

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📍 Helena Valley - Koongamia, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Helena Valley - Koongamia sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Helena Valley - Koongamia — higher than 62% of areas.

Helena Valley - Koongamia30.1%
6056, WA 31.1%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 30.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 9.5%, followed by mental health conditions at 9.1%, which is about the same as the national rate.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Helena Valley - Koongamia, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 62.1% One condition 20.7% Two conditions 6.0% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Helena Valley - Koongamia splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Mental health (17%), with Asthma at 17%.

Arthritis 9.5% Mental health 9.1% Asthma 8.7% Other condition 7.9% Diabetes 4.9% Heart disease 4.3% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.3% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Fewer people here need help with daily activities compared to most areas, with 4.5% requiring support. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8% and about the same as the state average.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.5% ▲ +43.6%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Helena Valley - Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021051/helena-valley-koongamia/topic/health-disability