10.7%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kimberley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kimberley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term illness than the rest of the state marks the health profile of Kimberley. Only 10.7% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This creates a striking gap in health needs compared to both the state and the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are not reported in this area, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 42.9% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Kimberley, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas. At 0.0%, this is well below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31533/kimberley/topic/health-disability