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Asthma affects around 2.8 million Australians, but asthma rates vary across the country. This data shows asthma prevalence, for all ages and for children under 15, in every federal electorate across Australia, revealing how the impact differs from community to community. Estimates are based on 2021 Census data.
Australian Capital Territory
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Bean
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 152,610 14,211 9.31% Children under 15 28,960 1,943 6.71% -
Canberra
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 145,507 12,558 8.63% Children under 15 20,541 1,248 6.08% -
Fenner
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 158,267 14,180 8.96% Children under 15 33,796 2,306 6.82%
New South Wales
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Banks
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 162,893 9858 6.05% Children under 15 27,792 1,467 5.28% -
Barton
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 181,643 9,416 5.18% Children under 15 27,499 1,234 4.49% -
Bennelong
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 191,219 10,510 5.5% Children under 15 32,635 1,552 4.76% -
Berowra
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 152,571 10,731 7.03% Children under 15 28,761 1,787 6.21% -
Blaxland
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 188,607 9,498 5.04% Children under 15 38,605 1,922 4.98% -
Bradfield
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 169,182 10,457 6.18% Children under 15 32,370 1,736 5.36% -
Calare
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 169,232 16,868 9.97% Children under 15 32,928 2,821 8.57% -
Chifley
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 202,063 15,730 7.78% Children under 15 46,705 3,119 6.68% -
Cook
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 149,450 9,766 6.53% Children under 15 25,637 1,258 4.91% -
Cowper
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 170,205 15,717 9.23% Children under 15 28,135 2,205 7.84% -
Cunningham
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 161,676 13,360 8.26% Children under 15 27,442 1,968 7.17% -
Dobell
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 162,722 16,243 9.98% Children under 15 30,979 2,655 8.57% -
Eden-Monaro
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 161,530 14,481 8.96% Children under 15 28,579 2,108 7.38% -
Farrer
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 173,116 17,464 10.09% Children under 15 32,104 2,798 8.72% -
Fowler
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 173,523 9,421 5.43% Children under 15 31,057 1,634 5.26% -
Gilmore
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 163,743 14,550 8.89% Children under 15 25,682 1,873 7.29% -
Grayndler
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 150,729 12,067 8.01% Children under 15 22,370 1,199 5.23% -
Greenway
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 201,542 13,292 6.60% Children under 15 45,180 2,532 5.60% -
Hughes
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 150,300 11,901 7.92% Children under 15 30,196 1,951 6.46% -
Hume
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 172,094 15,382 8.94% Children under 15 35,983 2,813 7.82% -
Hunter
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 174,420 18,199 10.43% Children under 15 33,126 3,238 9.77% -
Kingsford Smith
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 181,933 11,172 6.14% Children under 15 27,400 1,290 4.71% -
Lindsay
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 187,851 17,052 9.08% Children under 15 40,136 3,049 7.60% -
Lyne
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 157,347 15,630 9.93% Children under 15 24,772 2,304 9.30% -
Macarthur
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 205,501 17,145 8.34% Children under 15 47,877 3,243 6.77% -
Mackellar
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 155,387 10,738 6.91% Children under 15 28,266 1,546 5.47% -
Macquarie
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 145,330 13,169 9.06% Children under 15 26,481 1,887 7.13% -
McMahon
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 175,649 10,694 6.09% Children under 15 35,684 2,024 5.67% -
Mitchell
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 188,212 11,846 6.29% Children under 15 40,695 2,110 5.18% -
Newcastle
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 166,162 15,814 9.52% Children under 15 27,158 2,265 8.34% -
New England
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 158,649 16,242 10.24% Children under 15 29,554 2,579 8.73% -
North Sydney
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 167,209 11,256 6.23% Children under 15 27,692 1,316 4.75% -
Page
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 168,784 15,864 9.40% Children under 15 28,814 2,299 7.98% -
Parkes
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 154,967 15,638 10.09% Children under 15 31,344 2,818 8.99% -
Parramatta
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 203,278 10,198 5.02% Children under 15 38,452 1,628 4.23% -
Paterson
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 175,578 18,733 10.67% Children under 15 34,132 3,330 9.76% -
Reid
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 201,820 9,853 4.48% Children under 15 29,172 1,184 4.06% -
Richmond
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 167,436 12,818 7.76% Children under 15 27,364 1,567 5.73% -
Riverina
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 161,349 17,294 10.72% Children under 15 31,220 2,643 8.47% -
Robertson
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 151,973 13,660 8.99% Children under 15 26,002 1,823 7.01% -
Shortland
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 151,922 15,322 10.09% Children under 15 27,156 2,500 9.21% -
Sydney
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 204,215 13,372 6.55% Children under 15 15,752 645 4.09% -
Warringah
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 150,819 9,934 6.59% Children under 15 26,991 1,312 4.86% -
Watson
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 183,154 9,592 5.24% Children under 15 34,762 1,705 4.90% -
Wentworth
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 146,102 9,062 6.20% Children under 15 21,846 952 4.36% -
Werriwa
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 199,172 12,725 6.39% Children under 15 44,958 2,523 5.61% -
Whitlam
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 168,545 15,314 9.09% Children under 15 31,316 2,562 8.18%
Northern Territory
Queensland
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Blair
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 189,948 20,977 11.04% Children under 15 41,927 3,447 8.22% -
Bonner
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 162,883 12,861 7.9% Children under 15 31,687 1,613 5.09% -
Bowman
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,222 14,804 9.3% Children under 15 28,383 1,870 6.59% -
Brisbane
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 183,255 13,765 7.51% Children under 15 23,154 933 4.03% -
Capricornia
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,792 13,334 8.34% Children under 15 31,612 2,138 6.76% -
Dawson
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 162,083 12,005 7.41% Children under 15 29,949 1,739 5.81% -
Dickson
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,571 14,910 9.34% Children under 15 32,392 2,052 6.63% -
Fadden
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 194,617 15,890 8.16% Children under 15 36,202 2,315 6.39% -
Fairfax
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 169,466 13,762 8.12% Children under 15 29,798 1,706 5.73% -
Fisher
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 172,185 14,076 8.17% Children under 15 29,545 1,815 6.14% -
Flynn
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 158,677 13,638 8.59% Children under 15 32,853 2,150 6.54% -
Forde
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 193,345 19,052 9.85% Children under 15 42,363 3,181 7.51% -
Griffith
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 177,589 13,633 7.68% Children under 15 26,527 1,120 4.22% -
Groom
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 160,864 15,916 9.89% Children under 15 31,919 2,502 7.84% -
Herbert
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 164,046 13,496 8.23% Children under 15 32,223 1,995 6.19% -
Hinkler
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 156,565 15,470 9.88% Children under 15 25,069 1,945 7.76% -
Kennedy
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 171,402 11,809 6.89% Children under 15 33,445 1,690 5.05% -
Leichhardt
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 175,620 10,228 5.82% Children under 15 33,519 1,214 3.62% -
Lilley
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 161,558 14,007 8.67% Children under 15 28,295 1,357 4.8% -
Longman
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 186,589 19,399 10.4% Children under 15 36,081 2,983 8.27% -
Maranoa
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 151,422 14,764 9.75% Children under 15 28,563 2,073 7.26% -
McPherson
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 163,608 11,938 7.3% Children under 15 28,897 1,687 5.84% -
Moncrieff
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 182,143 13,090 7.19% Children under 15 25,021 1,448 5.79% -
Moreton
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 168,476 12,342 7.33% Children under 15 30,158 1,433 4.75% -
Oxley
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 186,519 15,379 8.25% Children under 15 41,428 2,535 6.12% -
Petrie
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 185,285 17,300 9.34% Children under 15 36,690 2,346 6.39% -
Rankin
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 186,856 16,285 8.72% Children under 15 42,668 2,906 6.81% -
Ryan
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 163,797 12,878 7.86% Children under 15 30,348 1,469 4.84% -
Wide Bay
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 152,236 13,439 8.83% Children under 15 23,846 1,590 6.67% -
Wright
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 181,665 16,662 9.17% Children under 15 38,312 2,690 7.02%
South Australia
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Adelaide
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 197,621 13,995 7.08% Children under 15 29,199 1,390 4.76% -
Barker
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 171,687 16,378 9.54% Children under 15 29,280 2,234 7.63% -
Boothby
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 175,626 14,393 8.2% Children under 15 27,104 1,465 5.41% -
Grey
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 171,485 17,082 9.96% Children under 15 29,830 2,220 7.44% -
Hindmarsh
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 172,532 14,075 8.16% Children under 15 26,443 1,604 6.07% -
Kingston
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 166,105 17,567 10.58% Children under 15 29,329 2,240 7.64% -
Makin
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 173,757 15,488 8.91% Children under 15 31,090 2,059 6.62% -
Mayo
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 173,735 15,827 9.11% Children under 15 29,821 2,019 6.77% -
Spence
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 188,227 20,897 11.1% Children under 15 40,185 3,224 8.02% -
Sturt
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 187,354 13,249 7.07% Children under 15 30,457 1,524 5%
Tasmania
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Bass
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 109,977 10,853 9.87% Children under 15 18,437 1,548 8.4% -
Braddon
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 109,556 11,385 10.39% Children under 15 18,461 1,678 9.09% -
Clark
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 111,750 9,148 8.19% Children under 15 16,720 1,058 6.33% -
Franklin
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 111,833 9,767 8.73% Children under 15 19,556 1,251 6.4% -
Lyons
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 113,067 10,902 9.64% Children under 15 19,337 1,565 8.09%
Victoria
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Aston
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,103 14,105 8.87% Children under 15 27,112 1,815 6.69% -
Ballarat
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 152,243 16,705 10.97% Children under 15 28,039 2,545 9.08% -
Bendigo
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 152,555 15,490 10.15% Children under 15 27,451 2,156 7.85% -
Bruce
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 179,139 13,345 7.45% Children under 15 33,516 2,005 5.98% -
Calwell
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 188,482 12,586 6.68% Children under 15 44,685 2,288 5.12% -
Casey
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 157,444 15,067 9.57% Children under 15 29,284 2,045 6.98% -
Chisholm
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 183,655 11,914 6.49% Children under 15 28,055 1,482 5.28% -
Cooper
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 156,279 13,327 8.53% Children under 15 23,671 1,360 5.75% -
Corangamite
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 152,752 14,386 9.42% Children under 15 28,951 2,126 7.34% -
Corio
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,242 15,758 9.9% Children under 15 27,565 2,179 7.9% -
Deakin
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 167,110 14,537 8.7% Children under 15 29,857 1,940 6.5% -
Dunkley
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 158,012 15,817 10.01% Children under 15 29,686 2,372 7.99% -
Flinders
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 150,355 13,690 9.11% Children under 15 23,681 1,634 6.9% -
Fraser
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 176,388 13,551 7.68% Children under 15 28,171 1,751 6.22% -
Gellibrand
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 189,984 12,900 6.79% Children under 15 43,746 2,198 5.02% -
Gippsland
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 154,357 15,239 9.87% Children under 15 25,946 2,053 7.91% -
Goldstein
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 154,736 11,418 7.38% Children under 15 27,105 1,455 5.37% -
Gorton
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 178,100 12,872 7.23% Children under 15 37,433 2,238 5.98% -
Hawke
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 165,389 16,677 10.08% Children under 15 36,943 2,913 7.88% -
Higgins
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 155,062 11,851 7.64% Children under 15 20,350 996 4.89% -
Holt
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 187,255 14,569 7.78% Children under 15 45,653 2,642 5.79% -
Hotham
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 195,590 12,752 6.52% Children under 15 31,635 1,777 5.62% -
Indi
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 156,620 15,734 10.05% Children under 15 26,810 2,158 8.05% -
Isaacs
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 160,526 12,807 7.98% Children under 15 29,397 1,602 5.45% -
Jagajaga
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 158,869 13,374 8.42% Children under 15 28,570 1,734 6.07% -
Kooyong
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 163,354 11,982 7.33% Children under 15 25,646 1,360 5.3% -
Lalor
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 201,323 14,400 7.15% Children under 15 48,968 2,494 5.09% -
Latrobe
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 169,469 14,524 8.57% Children under 15 39,640 2,597 6.55% -
Macnamara
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 168,080 12,210 7.26% Children under 15 19,643 763 3.88% -
Mallee
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 167,639 16,791 10.02% Children under 15 28,724 2,319 8.97% -
Maribyrnong
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 153,408 12,484 8.14% Children under 15 24,625 1,432 5.8% -
McEwen
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,894 13,959 8.73% Children under 15 36,057 2,449 6.79% -
Melbourne
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 199,964 15,081 7.54% Children under 15 16,124 746 4.63% -
Menzies
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 172,855 11,239 6.5% Children under 15 28,346 1,443 5.09% -
Monash
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 146,349 14,178 9.69% Children under 15 25,066 1,954 7.8% -
Nicholls
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,507 15,514 9.73% Children under 15 28,489 2,298 8.07% -
Scullin
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 170,399 11,796 6.92% Children under 15 33,453 1,768 5.29% -
Wannon
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 154,555 14,244 9.22% Children under 15 25,712 1,876 7.3% -
Wills
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 158,319 13,479 8.51% Children under 15 24,486 1,402 5.73%
Western Australia
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Brand
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 181,547 15,283 8.42% Children under 15 39,844 2,874 7.21% -
Burt
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 182,330 13,983 7.67% Children under 15 40,916 2,343 5.73% -
Canning
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 159,946 13,045 8.16% Children under 15 30,389 1,999 6.58% -
Cowan
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 180,177 13,035 7.23% Children under 15 32,763 1,688 5.15% -
Curtin
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 173,040 11,501 6.65% Children under 15 29,774 1,352 4.45% -
Durack
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 201,445 13,371 6.64% Children under 15 41,067 1,991 4.85% -
Forrest
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 157,999 12,631 7.99% Children under 15 30,504 2,141 7.02% -
Fremantle
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 166,782 12,114 7.26% Children under 15 30,445 1,623 5.33% -
Hasluck
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 174,739 13,751 7.87% Children under 15 36,151 2,245 6.21% -
Moore
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 164,113 12,013 7.32% Children under 15 30,759 1,730 5.62% -
O’Connor
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 176,071 13,951 7.92% Children under 15 32,471 1,932 5.95% -
Pearce
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 177,513 13,504 7.61% Children under 15 40,066 2,466 6.15% -
Perth
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 181,928 12,937 7.11% Children under 15 25,578 1,059 4.14% -
Swan
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 189,872 12,721 6.7% Children under 15 30,712 1,301 4.24% -
Tangney
Population group Population size People with asthma Asthma prevalence All ages 183,959 11,079 6.02% Children under 15 33,552 1,471 4.38%




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