18.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Exmouth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Exmouth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 9 percentage points separates Exmouth from the national average for long-term health conditions. Only 18.7% of residents live with a long-term illness, making the town much healthier than most other Australian areas. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health indicators.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 26.1%. Mental health conditions are also less common at 5.6%, while arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 6.1%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Exmouth, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, with only 2.5% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and a little below the Western Australian average.
2.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50497/exmouth/topic/health-disability