17.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalumburu · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kalumburu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Kalumburu report long-term health struggles compared to similar areas. Only 17.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out for having a notably healthy population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in the rest of the state. Diabetes is the most frequent issue at 11.1%, while only 3.4% of people report a mental health condition, a figure well below the Australian average.
3.4%
Lower than 94% 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 Kalumburu, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the national figure and represents a 5.0 percentage point drop since 2011.
2.3% ▼ -68.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Kalumburu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522032/kalumburu/topic/health-disability