11.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Belyuen · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Belyuen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 69% of people in Belyuen report having no long-term health conditions. This is a remarkably low figure for the area, with the community far healthier in this regard than both the Northern Territory and the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 11.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions, reported at 0.0% compared to 8.8% nationally.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Belyuen, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.7% of people, a figure that is well above the Northern Territory average of 3.6%. This need for assistance has risen significantly since 2011, when it was only 1.7%.
8.7% ▲ +426.4%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Belyuen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70540/belyuen/topic/health-disability