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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjara than in the rest of the country. Only 19% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is most striking for mental health, where the local rate is significantly lower than across South Australia.

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Where Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara sits — People with a long-term health condition

19.0%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara — lower than 89% of areas.

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara19.0%
Rest of SA 34.0%
South Australia 31.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 19% of people have a long-term health condition, with diabetes being the most common at 9.1%. Mental health conditions are reported by only 2.6% of residents, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 69.9% One condition 14.8% Two conditions 3.3% Three or more 0.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, the largest group is Diabetes at 32%, followed by Other condition (20%) and Asthma (15%).

Diabetes 9.1% Other condition 5.7% Asthma 4.4% Heart disease 3.9% Mental health 2.6% Arthritis 1.1% Lung condition 0.7% Dementia 0.5% Cancer 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.5% of the population, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This rate has remained steady, barely changing from 4.8% in 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.5% ▼ -7.9%

Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.

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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40250/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yunkunytjatjara/topic/health-disability