27.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tiwi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Tiwi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly one in ten people in Tiwi need help with daily activities, a rate among the highest for similar areas. While long-term health conditions are about the same as the national figure, the community faces much higher rates of illness than the rest of the Northern Territory.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Northern Territory figure. Other conditions and arthritis are the most common, while 8.2% of people live with a mental health condition.
8.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in the state or nation, affecting 9.5% of people. This figure has risen since 2011, when it was 8.6%.
9.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021027/tiwi/topic/health-disability