14.7%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karratha · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Karratha
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A massive gap exists between Karratha and the rest of the country, with far fewer people living with long-term health issues. Only 14.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is 13 percentage points lower than the national figure. This makes Karratha one of the healthiest areas at this level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 5.1% of people, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common reported condition at 5.5%.
5.1%
Lower than 99% 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 Karratha, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.4% of people in Karratha need help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
1.4% ▲ +71.8%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5008/karratha/topic/health-disability