29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gascoyne River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gascoyne River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Heart disease is the most common long-term health condition in Gascoyne River, affecting 8.0% of the population. While overall health is a mix, the area has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other regions. This makes the community's health profile quite distinct from both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. However, those with mental health conditions make up only 4.6% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 River, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most similar areas and is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50531/gascoyne-river/topic/health-disability