14.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paraburdoo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paraburdoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 14.2% of people in Paraburdoo have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a remarkably healthy population where the vast majority of residents report no ongoing health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 4.7%, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 5.2%.
4.7%
Lower than 76% 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 Paraburdoo, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require help with daily activities, at just 0.9%. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.9% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Paraburdoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51201/paraburdoo/topic/health-disability