18.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jabiru · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jabiru
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18.7% of people in Jabiru have a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes it an area with much lower rates of chronic illness than most other Australian places. Most residents here live without any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health conditions are much less common here than in similar areas, with asthma being the most reported at 6.8%. Mental health conditions affect 5% of people, which is about the same as the Northern Territory figure but well below the national rate.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Jabiru, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Jabiru need help with daily activities. At 1.7%, this is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
1.7% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Jabiru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70136/jabiru/topic/health-disability