29.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Geraldton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Geraldton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Geraldton live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. While 29.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Mental health and asthma are the most commonly reported long-term conditions in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.6%, followed by asthma at 9.0% and arthritis at 8.8%.
9.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Geraldton, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little above the state average and has risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +166.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512003/geraldton/topic/health-disability