18.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yuendumu - Anmatjere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Yuendumu - Anmatjere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Yuendumu - Anmatjere need help with daily activities now than in 2011. The area has very low rates of long-term illness, with 72% of residents reporting no chronic health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also very low at 1.4%, a figure far below both the Territory and Australia.
1.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Yuendumu - Anmatjere, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily tasks has fallen to 3.2% since 2011. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.2% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Yuendumu - Anmatjere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011054/yuendumu-anmatjere/topic/health-disability