21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Araluen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Araluen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Araluen than in most similar areas. Only 21.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 21.4% of people have a long-term health condition, with asthma being the most common at 7.9%. Mental health conditions are reported by 5.6% of residents, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Araluen, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Araluen need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average of 3.6% and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70015/araluen/topic/health-disability