22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karama · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Karama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Karama than in most other areas. Only 22.7% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthy population compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.5% of residents, a figure well below the Australian average. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly report asthma or arthritis.
5.5%
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 Karama, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here than in other areas, with 5.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 3.6%.
5.9% ▲ +90.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70143/karama/topic/health-disability