20.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kambalda East · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kambalda East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.8% of people in Kambalda East report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a very low rate of chronic illness and disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are rare here, with the 20.8% rate sitting well below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 7.4%, while asthma is the most common reported condition at 7.1%.
7.4%
Lower than 77% of urban centre 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 Kambalda East, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.5% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
3.5% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521027/kambalda-east/topic/health-disability