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Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven

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

Nearly 10% of people in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven now need help with daily activities, a figure that has risen since 2011. This area faces significant health challenges, with 38% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven sits — People with a long-term health condition

38.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven — higher than 95% of areas.

Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven38.0%
2263, NSW 39.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are very common here, especially mental health and arthritis, which each affect over 13% of the population. The 13.6% of people with a mental health condition is well above the New South Wales figure of 8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 51.9% One condition 22.8% Two conditions 9.2% Three or more 6.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Arthritis (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Mental health 13.6% Arthritis 13.4% Asthma 11.1% Other condition 10.1% Diabetes 6.9% Heart disease 5.6% Cancer 3.9% Lung condition 3.7% Stroke 1.6% Dementia 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily tasks is more common here than in most similar areas. At 9.5%, this is well above the national figure of 5.8% and has climbed by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.5% ▲ +14.7%

Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021048/gorokan-kanwal-charmhaven/topic/health-disability