19.9%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Katherine · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Katherine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Katherine report long-term health issues than the national figure, with only 19.9% of residents living with a chronic condition. This is well below the 27.7% seen across Australia. The area shows a strong profile of overall health and wellness compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.0% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Long-term health issues are relatively uncommon here, with asthma and diabetes being the most reported conditions at 5.8% and 5.0% respectively.
5.0%
Lower than 91% of state electorate 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, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of people in Katherine need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 3.0%.
3.6% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70017/katherine/topic/health-disability