27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coolgardie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coolgardie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 27.6% of people in Coolgardie live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. While most residents report no chronic health issues, those who do most commonly deal with arthritis or diabetes.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here than in most other areas, affecting 6.7% of residents, which is lower than the Western Australian figure of 8.3%. About 18% of people have one long-term condition, while 4% live with three or more.
6.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Coolgardie, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.4% of people in Coolgardie need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian average of 4.6% and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50327/coolgardie/topic/health-disability