17.1%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Ngaanyatjarraku
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17.1% of people in Ngaanyatjarraku have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in the rest of the country, with 70% of people reporting none at all. Diabetes is the most reported condition at 9.6%, while mental health conditions are well below the national figure at just 2.7%.
2.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Ngaanyatjarraku, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian figure. This represents a slight improvement since 2011, when the rate was 5.8%.
4.7% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/health-disability