22.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kalgoorlie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 22.1% of people in Kalgoorlie report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places. Most residents live without any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While asthma and arthritis are the most common issues at 6.2% each, mental health conditions are a little below the national average at 7.2%. Most people have no long-term health problems, with only 2.5% living with three or more conditions.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Kalgoorlie, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for its level and a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +54.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50712/kalgoorlie/topic/health-disability