Georgetown · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Georgetown

Name: Health & Disability in Georgetown — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

High rates of long-term illness shape daily life in Georgetown, where 31.7% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with a particularly high number of residents managing mental health challenges.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 13.9% of the population. This is well above the 8.8% national figure, while asthma and arthritis are also common long-term health issues here.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Georgetown, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 62.7% One condition 22.9% Two conditions 6.5% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Georgetown, the largest group is Mental health at 27%, followed by Asthma (19%) and Other condition (16%).

Mental health 13.9% Asthma 9.7% Other condition 8.5% Arthritis 7.0% Diabetes 3.7% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.0% of residents need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.

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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11607/georgetown/topic/health-disability

Where Georgetown sits — People with a long-term health condition