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Collie-Preston (South West) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Collie-Preston (South West)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Well above the state average, 30.6% of people in Collie-Preston live with a long-term health condition. This level of illness is higher than in most other similar areas. Most residents remain healthy, with 60.2% reporting no long-term conditions at all.

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📍 Collie-Preston (South West), State Electorate

Where Collie-Preston (South West) sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.6%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Collie-Preston (South West) — higher than 67% of areas.

Collie-Preston (South West)30.6%
Rest of WA 26.6%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here at 10.6%, followed by mental health conditions at 9.5%. This rate of mental health illness is a little above the Western Australian figure, while 20.6% of the population manages a single long-term condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Collie-Preston (South West), None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 60.2% One condition 20.6% Two conditions 6.7% Three or more 3.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Collie-Preston (South West) splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 10.6% Mental health 9.5% Asthma 8.5% Other condition 7.7% Diabetes 5.3% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the higher rate of illness, only 5.2% of people in the area need help with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.

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 Collie-Preston (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51706/collie-preston/topic/health-disability