15.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ali Curung · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ali Curung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Ali Curung is marked by a surprisingly low rate of chronic illness, with 79.2% of people reporting no long-term health conditions. This makes the area far healthier than the national average, particularly regarding mental health and chronic disease.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.7% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This trend is clear in mental health, where just 1.0% of residents have a condition—well below both the territory and national rates.
1.0%
Lower than 94% 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 Ali Curung, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Ali Curung require help with daily activities. At 2.0%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.0% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70004/ali-curung/topic/health-disability