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Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Western Australia - Wheat Belt

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

More people in the Western Australia - Wheat Belt now need help with daily tasks than in 2011. This region struggles with long-term health, as 31.0% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Western Australia - Wheat Belt, Region (SA4)

Where Western Australia - Wheat Belt sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.0%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia - Wheat Belt — higher than 65% of areas.

Western Australia - Wheat Belt31.0%
Rest of WA 26.6%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis affecting 10.9% of people and asthma 8.3%. While 57.1% of residents have no long-term health conditions, those with mental health issues stand at 9.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 57.1% One condition 20.3% Two conditions 7.0% Three or more 3.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Western Australia - Wheat Belt splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (17%), with Asthma at 15%.

Arthritis 10.9% Mental health 9.1% Asthma 8.3% Other condition 7.5% Diabetes 5.4% Heart disease 4.8% Cancer 3.6% Lung condition 2.3% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and reflects a rise of 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.5% ▲ +25.5%

Lower than 58% of region (sa4) 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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/health-disability