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Geraldton (Agricultural) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Geraldton (Agricultural)

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

About 29% of people in Geraldton (Agricultural) live with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here report no long-term health issues at all.

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📍 Geraldton (Agricultural), State Electorate

Where Geraldton (Agricultural) sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.0%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Geraldton (Agricultural) — higher than 57% of areas.

Geraldton (Agricultural)29.0%
Rest of WA 26.6%
Western Australia 26.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.2%, followed by asthma and arthritis. This rate is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Geraldton (Agricultural), None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 58.2% One condition 19.3% Two conditions 6.1% Three or more 3.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Geraldton (Agricultural) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (18%) and Asthma (17%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Mental health 9.2% Asthma 8.7% Arthritis 8.6% Other condition 7.3% Diabetes 5.6% Heart disease 4.2% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 2.1% Dementia 1.0% Stroke 0.9%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.4% of residents need some help with daily activities. This is roughly the same as the Western Australian average of 4.6% and the national figure 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 Geraldton (Agricultural) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52301/geraldton/topic/health-disability