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Broomehill-Tambellup · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Broomehill-Tambellup

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

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for people in Broomehill-Tambellup, affecting 9.6% of residents. While most of the population reports no chronic health issues, about 28.2% of the community lives with a long-term condition.

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📍 Broomehill-Tambellup, Council (LGA)

Where Broomehill-Tambellup sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Broomehill-Tambellup — lower than 56% of areas.

Broomehill-Tambellup28.2%
Rest of WA 26.6%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The rate of long-term health conditions is a little above the Western Australian figure at 28.2%. Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Broomehill-Tambellup, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 58.7% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 7.6% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Broomehill-Tambellup splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 9.6% Mental health 8.7% Asthma 7.5% Other condition 6.3% Diabetes 5.8% Cancer 3.4% Heart disease 2.5% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most other areas. This need has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.9% ▲ +32.5%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.

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 Broomehill-Tambellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51080/broomehill-tambellup/topic/health-disability