Gwoja · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Gwoja

Name: Health & Disability in Gwoja — 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.

A small rise in the number of people needing daily help has been seen in Gwoja since 2011. Despite this, the area is remarkably healthy, with only 18.4% of residents living with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Gwoja, State Electorate

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are much less common here than in the rest of Australia. Diabetes is the most reported condition at 8.8%, while mental health conditions are well below the national figure at just 2.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Gwoja, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 70.5% One condition 14.3% Two conditions 3.2% Three or more 0.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Gwoja, the largest group is Diabetes at 34%, followed by Other condition (15%) and Heart disease (14%).

Diabetes 8.8% Other condition 3.9% Heart disease 3.5% Asthma 3.4% Mental health 2.5% Arthritis 1.7% Lung condition 0.8% Dementia 0.4% Stroke 0.4% Cancer 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 3.5% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and about the same as the Northern Territory figure, though it rose 0.9 percentage points since 2011.

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 Gwoja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70014/gwoja/topic/health-disability

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