Newman · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Newman

Name: Health & Disability in Newman — 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.

Only 15.4% of people in Newman have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the healthiest for its type. Most residents report no chronic health issues at all.

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📍 Newman, Urban Centre

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, at 5.4%. This is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Asthma is the most reported long-term health condition in the area at 6.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Newman, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.

None 69.8% One condition 12.4% Two conditions 2.3% Three or more 0.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Newman, the largest group is Asthma at 29%, followed by Mental health (24%) and Other condition (17%).

Asthma 6.7% Mental health 5.4% Other condition 3.8% Arthritis 2.4% Diabetes 2.2% Heart disease 1.1% Cancer 0.9% Lung condition 0.4% Stroke 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Just 1.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the national rate of 5.8%. This figure has barely changed 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 Newman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515028/newman/topic/health-disability

Newman	15.4%
6753, WA	13.3%
Western Australia	26.1%

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