19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broome · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broome
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with chronic illness in Broome than in most other areas. Only 19.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with asthma at 5.4% and diabetes at 4.3% being the most reported. Mental health conditions are also much lower than usual, affecting 5.3% of residents compared to 8.8% nationally.
5.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Broome, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.1% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and a little below the national average.
4.1% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50190/broome/topic/health-disability