18.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Katherine East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Katherine East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well below the national figure of 27.7%, only 18.6% of people in Katherine East have a long-term health condition. This makes it a much healthier area than most across the country. These low rates are seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 4.7% of residents, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common reported condition at 6.7%.
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 Katherine East, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Katherine East need help with daily activities. At 2.5%, this is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.5% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Katherine East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70145/katherine-east/topic/health-disability