14.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ngaanyatjarra-Giles · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report chronic health issues in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles than in almost any other similar area. Only 14% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This low rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health measures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 9.3%, though overall health reports are very low. No residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, None is the majority at 89%; Two conditions is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed independently by nearly everyone here. No one reported needing help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Ngaanyatjarra-Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51112/ngaanyatjarra-giles/topic/health-disability