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Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill, affecting 10.6% of people. More residents here live with a long-term health condition compared to most other areas, with 30.3% of the population reporting a chronic illness.

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📍 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill — higher than 63% of areas.

Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill30.3%
6076, WA 30.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 30.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. While arthritis and asthma are common, 7.7% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate a little below the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 63.3% One condition 21.1% Two conditions 6.6% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Other condition (16%) and Mental health (15%).

Arthritis 10.6% Other condition 8.0% Mental health 7.7% Asthma 7.4% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 4.6% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 1.9% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A small number of people, 4.3%, need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian average. However, this figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.

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4.3% ▲ +46.7%

Lower than 72% 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 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051140/kalamunda-maida-vale-gooseberry-hill/topic/health-disability