28.6%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wagait · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Wagait
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for daily assistance marks the health landscape in Wagait, where the proportion of people requiring help rose by 1.8 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 29% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the Northern Territory average. Most people here are healthy, with 60.5% reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 28.6% of the population, which is well above the Territory figure of 19.8%. The most common issues are other unspecified conditions at 9.7% and arthritis at 9.2%.
8.0%
Lower than 57% 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 Wagait, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.9% of the population, which is a little above the Northern Territory average. This figure has risen from 4.1% in 2011.
5.9% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Wagait [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74560/wagait/topic/health-disability