29.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roebourne · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Roebourne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
The number of people needing daily help in Roebourne (L) has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011. While many residents are healthy, 29.6% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 13.6% of people. While mental health conditions are reported by 5.3% of residents—well below the national figure—about 18.4% of the population lives with a single long-term health condition.
5.3%
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 Roebourne, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of people in Roebourne (L) need some help with their daily activities. This is a little above the state average and represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 2.1% of residents required such assistance.
6.0% ▲ +185.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521046/roebourne/topic/health-disability