16.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalkarindji · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kalkarindji
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Kalkarindji than in most other parts of the country. Only 16.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 2.3% of people report a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 7.6%, while 71.8% of all residents report having no long-term condition at all.
2.3%
Lower than 87% 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 Kalkarindji, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is roughly the same as the Northern Territory average and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.2% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Kalkarindji [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70141/kalkarindji/topic/health-disability