16.4%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Hedland · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Port Hedland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 16.4% of people in Port Hedland have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4.8% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 65.8% reporting none at all.
4.8%
Lower than 90% 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 Port Hedland, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities, a rate well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
2.1% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL513004/port-hedland/topic/health-disability