16.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kununurra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kununurra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health problems in Kununurra than in most similar areas. Only 16.5% of the population report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a remarkably healthy place compared to other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.2% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 5.2%, while 63.5% of the population report having no long-term conditions at all.
4.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Kununurra, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. At 2.6%, this is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and well below the national rate of 5.8%.
2.6% ▲ +77.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50799/kununurra/topic/health-disability