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Central Desert · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Central Desert

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

Only 1.8% of people in Central Desert report a mental health condition, which is among the lowest rates in the country. This area generally reports much lower levels of chronic illness and disability than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Central Desert, Council (LGA)

Where Central Desert sits — People with a long-term health condition

19.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Central Desert — lower than 89% of areas.

Central Desert19.2%
Rest of NT 18.9%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 19.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national mark of 27.7%. Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 10.2%, while 70.5% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Central Desert, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 70.5% One condition 14.9% Two conditions 3.5% Three or more 0.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Central Desert, the largest group is Diabetes at 38%, followed by Heart disease (16%) and Other condition (14%).

Diabetes 10.2% Heart disease 4.2% Other condition 3.7% Asthma 3.1% Arthritis 1.8% Mental health 1.8% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.4% Cancer 0.3% Stroke 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is very low at 2.5%, which is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.5% ▼ -39.1%

Lower than 92% 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 Central Desert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70620/central-desert/topic/health-disability