22.0%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alice Springs · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Alice Springs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Alice Springs than in the rest of the country. Only 22% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as having much lower rates of chronic illness than most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 6.8% of people. While 6% of residents have a mental health condition, this is a little below the national figure and much lower than most other areas.
6.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Alice Springs, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average, though the need for assistance has risen 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70200/alice-springs/topic/health-disability