33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Geographe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Geographe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in Geographe live with long-term health challenges, with 33.2% of the population managing a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, meaning health needs are more common here than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported issue at 11.7%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 9.9% of people, which is a little above the national rate. Over a third of residents have a long-term health condition, and 3.3% of the population manage three or more.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Geographe, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Geographe need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
5.5% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Geographe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50534/geographe/topic/health-disability