13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Papulankutja · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 70% of residents in Papulankutja report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the community much healthier than most similar areas, with very few people dealing with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 13% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. No one in the area reported a mental health condition, and the most common health issues are other unspecified conditions and heart disease.
13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Papulankutja, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 11%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 3.1% of residents. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.1% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Papulankutja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51200/papulankutja/topic/health-disability