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Abstract:
In 2010, the population of the Northern Goldfields Health District was 40,992 people (1.8% of the state's population). The age-structure differs from that of the WA population by having a larger percentage of people aged less than 45 years, and a lower proportion of adults above this age. By 2020, the size of the population of the Northern Goldfields Health District is expected to increase by 19.9%, to 49,139 people In 2009, Aboriginal people accounted for 12.3% of the population of the Northern Goldfields Health District, which was greater than the state average (3.3%). Seven lifestyle and psycho-social risk factors were significantly higher in the Northern Goldfields Health District compared with the state. These were: current smoking, insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption, drinking at risky/high risk levels for short-term and long-term harm, insufficient physical activity and obesity There were no self-reported doctor-diagnosed health conditions that were significantly higher in the Northern Goldfields Health District compared with the state, although some were significantly lower Some health services were used significantly less in the Northern Goldfields Health District compared to the state, but there was no significantly higher useage of health services in the last year.
