14.9%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tiwi Islands · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Tiwi Islands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over three quarters of people in the Tiwi Islands report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the region a rare standout, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of the Northern Territory and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 14.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which are reported by only 2.4% of people—well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 98% 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 Tiwi Islands, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.5% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average and a little below the Australian rate of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74050/tiwi-islands/topic/health-disability