Mawson · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Mawson

Name: Health & Disability in Mawson — 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 the same as the national figure, 27.3% of people in Mawson live with a long-term health condition. Most residents are healthy, with 66.5% reporting no long-term health issues at all.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 9.2%, followed by other conditions at 8.8%. Mental health conditions affect 8.4% of people, which is a little below the ACT figure of 10%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mawson, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 66.5% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 6.2% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mawson splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Other condition (18%), with Mental health at 18%.

Arthritis 9.2% Other condition 8.8% Mental health 8.4% Asthma 7.8% Heart disease 4.0% Diabetes 4.0% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The 4% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the ACT figure and a little below the national rate of 5.8%.

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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80092/mawson/topic/health-disability

Mawson	27.3%
2607, ACT	29.4%
Australian Capital Territory	28.1%

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