20.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kambalda East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kambalda East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Kambalda East than in most similar areas. Only 20.8% of the population reports a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a generally healthier community compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 7.4%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. Asthma follows at 7.1% and arthritis at 5.5%, while 42.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Kambalda East, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.5% of people needing help with core activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.5% ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50717/kambalda-east/topic/health-disability