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Kwinana (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Kwinana (South Metropolitan)

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

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Kwinana (South Metropolitan) than in most similar areas. About 25% of the population reports a chronic condition, which is slightly lower than the national figure. Most residents report no long-term health problems at all.

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📍 Kwinana (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Kwinana (South Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kwinana (South Metropolitan) — lower than 68% of areas.

Kwinana (South Metropolitan)25.1%
Greater Perth 26.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 9.2% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.1% and arthritis at 6.4%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kwinana (South Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 65.1% One condition 17.6% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kwinana (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Asthma (19%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 9.2% Asthma 8.1% Other condition 7.5% Arthritis 6.4% Diabetes 4.5% Heart disease 2.8% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.

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 Kwinana (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53105/kwinana/topic/health-disability