35.5%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Northern Areas · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Northern Areas
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define the Northern Areas. About 35.5% of people live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high prevalence extends across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment here, affecting 12.7% of people, followed by mental health conditions at 10.4%. This rate for mental health is a little above the Australian average of 8.8%.
10.4%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) 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 Northern Areas, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.0% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This need for help has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 6.3%.
7.0% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Northern Areas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/topic/health-disability