30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koongamia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Koongamia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Koongamia than in most similar areas. About 30.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 12.3% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 9.8% and asthma at 8.6%, while 56% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Koongamia, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is higher than most areas, with 6.6% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
6.6% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50782/koongamia/topic/health-disability