13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hamelin Pool · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Hamelin Pool than in most other parts of the country. Only 13% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a very healthy local population where medical needs are uncommon.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest at this level, and no residents reported a mental health condition. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 65.2% reporting none at all.
13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Hamelin Pool, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent here, as 0.0% of people need help with core activities. This is well below both the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and the national rate of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Hamelin Pool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50606/hamelin-pool/topic/health-disability