Leonora · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Leonora

Name: Health & Disability in Leonora — 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.

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Leonora than in most similar areas. Only 22.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Leonora, Urban Centre

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Health is generally good here, with only 6.3% of people reporting a mental health condition. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Leonora, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 54.0% One condition 14.5% Two conditions 4.2% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Leonora splits fairly evenly between Asthma (21%) and Arthritis (16%), with Mental health at 16%.

Asthma 8.3% Arthritis 6.3% Mental health 6.3% Diabetes 6.2% Other condition 3.2% Cancer 2.6% Heart disease 2.5% Lung condition 1.9% Stroke 1.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is easier for most, as only 3.9% of residents need help with basic activities. This is a little below the national figure and represents a drop of 5.4 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 Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521031/leonora/topic/health-disability

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