18.8%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pormpuraaw · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Pormpuraaw
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Pormpuraaw than in most similar areas. Only 18.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with relatively low rates of chronic illness and mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of mental health conditions is just 3.1%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue at 8.6%, while 57.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
3.1%
Lower than 94% of urban centre 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 Pormpuraaw, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas, affecting only 4.0% of people. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.0% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321086/pormpuraaw/topic/health-disability