20.9%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Goldfields · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Goldfields
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Goldfields than in most similar areas. Only 20.9% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below both the Western Australian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little less common here than across the state and nation, affecting 6.3% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most reported condition at 6.5%.
6.3%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Goldfields, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is among the lowest at this level, with only 3.1% of people requiring assistance. This figure is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
3.1% —
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51103/goldfields/topic/health-disability