14.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paraburdoo · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Paraburdoo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities in Paraburdoo than in 2011, reflecting a very healthy local population. Only 14% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting only 4.9% of people. Asthma is the most reported long-term health issue at 5.2%, while 63.1% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
4.9%
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 Paraburdoo, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 0.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 4.8% of the population required such assistance.
0.9% ▼ -81.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Paraburdoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515029/paraburdoo/topic/health-disability