24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karragullen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karragullen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of long-term illness defines Karragullen, where 24.8% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most residents here are healthy, with 71.4% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most common long-term issues here, both affecting 7.6% of people. The rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the state average, while 18% of residents live with a single long-term health condition.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Karragullen, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people in Karragullen need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Karragullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50732/karragullen/topic/health-disability