14.7%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Karratha · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Karratha
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 14.7% of people in Karratha report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes Karratha one of the healthiest areas at this level, with very few residents needing regular medical support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 5.5%, while 67.6% of people report having no health conditions at all.
5.1%
Lower than 89% 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 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, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This level of need has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 0.8%.
1.4% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL513003/karratha/topic/health-disability