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Tom Price · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Tom Price

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

Only 16.7% of people in Tom Price have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind. Residents here report much lower rates of both physical and mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Tom Price, Suburb / Locality

Where Tom Price sits — People with a long-term health condition

16.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tom Price — lower than 91% of areas.

Tom Price16.7%
6751, WA 15.0%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 6.8%. Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.3%, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Tom Price, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 67.6% One condition 13.5% Two conditions 2.4% Three or more 0.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Tom Price, the largest group is Asthma at 28%, followed by Mental health (21%) and Other condition (14%).

Asthma 6.8% Mental health 5.3% Other condition 3.6% Diabetes 3.0% Arthritis 2.7% Cancer 1.4% Heart disease 1.4% Lung condition 0.3% Stroke 0.2% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is easier for most here, with only 1.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national average.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.2% ▲ +87.6%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Tom Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51456/tom-price/topic/health-disability