17.2%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broome · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Broome
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Broome than in most other areas. Only 17.2% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is mirrored in both mental health and daily assistance needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.3% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, while asthma is the most common specific ailment reported after mental health.
5.3%
Lower than 98% of urban area 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 Broome, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of people in Broome need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%. This rate has remained steady since 2011, when it stood at 2.4%.
2.6% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5002/broome/topic/health-disability