33.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karakin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karakin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more prominent in Karakin, where 33.5% of people now live with a chronic condition. This figure is well above both the state and national averages, though mental health rates remain typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 13% of residents, followed by diabetes at 9.6%. Overall, people with a chronic condition are much more common here than in most other areas, with 33.5% of the population affected.
8.4%
Higher than 52% 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 Karakin, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.6% of people in Karakin need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure and a little below the national average of 5.8%.
4.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Karakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50722/karakin/topic/health-disability