Gibson · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Gibson

Name: Health & Disability in Gibson — 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.

About 61.8% of people in Gibson report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with far fewer people living with long-term illness compared to the national figure.

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📍 Gibson, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 24.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which are slightly less common here at 6.9% than in the rest of the state.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gibson, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 61.8% One condition 17.2% Two conditions 3.9% Three or more 1.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Gibson splits fairly evenly between Asthma (20%) and Other condition (20%), with Mental health at 17%.

Asthma 7.9% Other condition 7.9% Mental health 6.9% Arthritis 6.7% Diabetes 3.4% Heart disease 3.0% Lung condition 2.0% Cancer 1.5% Stroke 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Western Australian and national figures.

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 Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50539/gibson/topic/health-disability

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