14.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gapuwiyak · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gapuwiyak
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Gapuwiyak compared to the rest of the country. Only 14.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest at its level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than in most areas at 3.7%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Most residents report no long-term health conditions, while those who do most often cite other conditions, heart disease, or asthma.
3.7%
Lower than 81% 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 Gapuwiyak, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Gapuwiyak need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 3.6%, though it is about the same as the national average.
5.0% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70107/gapuwiyak/topic/health-disability