30.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karumba · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Karumba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A sharp drop in the number of people needing daily help marks the biggest shift in health for Karumba (L), where that figure fell from 11.5% in 2011 to 4.7% in 2021. While most residents are healthy, those with long-term conditions are more common here than in the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.8%, though the rate of mental health conditions is much lower than most areas at 6.4%.
6.4%
Lower than 85% 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 Karumba, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when 11.5% of the population required such assistance.
4.7% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322067/karumba/topic/health-disability