18.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Exmouth · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Exmouth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Exmouth than across the rest of the country. Only 18.7% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in significantly better health than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with 70.2% of people reporting none. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 5.6%, while arthritis is the most common reported condition at 6.1%.
5.6%
Lower than 88% 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 Exmouth, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This need for support has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
2.5% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515013/exmouth/topic/health-disability