18.9%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alpurrurulam · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Alpurrurulam
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over three quarters of people in Alpurrurulam have no long-term health conditions, making it a very healthy place. Only 18.9% of residents live with a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 9.7% of people. The rate of mental health conditions is only 3.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
3.1%
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 Alpurrurulam, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents need help with daily activities, at just 1.1%. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
1.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Alpurrurulam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722003/alpurrurulam/topic/health-disability