26.3%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gnowangerup · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Gnowangerup
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health conditions in Gnowangerup than in most similar areas. While 26.3% of residents live with a chronic health issue, there is a higher rate of mental health conditions compared to other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.7%, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 8.3%. Other frequent reports include arthritis at 8.5% and asthma at 6.0%, though 61.1% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
9.7%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) 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 Gnowangerup, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little above the state average and has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53640/gnowangerup/topic/health-disability