21.1%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalgoorlie - Boulder · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Kalgoorlie - Boulder
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65% of people in Kalgoorlie - Boulder report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This includes a mental health rate of 6.5%, which is much lower than in most other areas.
6.5%
Lower than 92% of urban area 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 Kalgoorlie - Boulder, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than the state or national figures, at 3.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.3%.
3.1% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 97% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Kalgoorlie - Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5007/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/health-disability