16.3%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kununurra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kununurra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Kununurra than in the rest of the country. Only 16.3% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest for its size across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4.1% of residents, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with asthma being the most common reported condition at 5.1%.
4.1%
Lower than 92% 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 Kununurra, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most other areas. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8% and represents a drop from 6.2% in 2011.
2.9% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515020/kununurra/topic/health-disability