22.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karama · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Karama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Karama than in most other Australian areas. Only 22.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as being significantly healthier than the typical Australian suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.5% of people, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported conditions include asthma (7.3%) and arthritis (6.1%).
5.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Karama, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the Northern Territory average of 3.6%.
5.9% ▲ +88.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021019/karama/topic/health-disability