19.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Katherine · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Katherine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Katherine report long-term health issues compared to the national average. Only 19.8% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This trend extends to mental health, where the local rate is much lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here at 6.2%, while mental health conditions affect 5.2% of people. This last figure is well below the national average of 8.8%, and 64% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.2%
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 Katherine, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Katherine need help with daily activities, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
3.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL714001/katherine/topic/health-disability