23.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Carnarvon · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Carnarvon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Carnarvon compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.5% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a healthier-than-average profile across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly uncommon here, affecting 5.2% of people, which is well below the Western Australian and national figures. Arthritis and asthma are the most frequent long-term health issues reported in the area.
5.2%
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 Carnarvon, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.6% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the state average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 0.8% of the population required such assistance.
4.6% ▲ +462.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515006/carnarvon/topic/health-disability