28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalgan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kalgan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Kalgan have remained relatively steady over the last decade, though mental health challenges are more common here than in most other areas. Roughly 28.3% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more frequent here than in most areas, affecting 9.9% of residents. This is a little above the state figure of 8.3%. Other common long-term health issues include arthritis at 7.9% and asthma at 7.4%.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Kalgan, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.4% of people in Kalgan need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national average of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +78.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Kalgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50711/kalgan/topic/health-disability