19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunbalanya · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gunbalanya
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Gunbalanya report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the community much healthier than most other similar areas, with far fewer people reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes low rates of mental health conditions at 3.1%, while the most common reported illnesses are heart disease and other conditions at 6.4% each.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Gunbalanya, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by just 2.5% of the population. This is a little below the Northern Territory figure and well below the national rate of 5.8%.
2.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Gunbalanya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70115/gunbalanya/topic/health-disability