38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gascoyne Junction · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gascoyne Junction
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A staggering 21.5% of people in Gascoyne Junction live with a mental health condition, which is far above the national figure of 8.8%. While the area is sparsely populated, residents face significant health challenges that stand out compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with 38.5% of people affected—far above the Western Australian rate of 26.1%. Mental health is the most reported condition at 21.5%, followed by arthritis at 10.8% and asthma at 9.2%.
21.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Gascoyne Junction, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite these health conditions, no one in the area reported needing help with their daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Gascoyne Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50530/gascoyne-junction/topic/health-disability