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Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem than in most similar areas. Only 18.7% of the population reports a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a population with surprisingly low rates of chronic illness.

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📍 Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem sits — People with a long-term health condition

18.7%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem — lower than 92% of areas.

Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem18.7%
Rest of NT 18.9%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Just 3.1% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health problems at all, while heart disease and other conditions are the most common issues reported.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 68.5% One condition 13.9% Two conditions 3.3% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Heart disease (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 5.6% Heart disease 5.6% Asthma 4.6% Diabetes 4.5% Mental health 3.1% Arthritis 2.9% Lung condition 1.5% Cancer 1.0% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by only 3.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the national figure.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.5% ▲ +9.7%

Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70203/daly-tiwi-west-arnhem/topic/health-disability