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Nhulunbuy · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Nhulunbuy

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 13% of people in Nhulunbuy have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes the town one of the healthiest areas in the region, with a very low rate of chronic illness and mental health struggles.

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📍 Nhulunbuy, Suburb / Locality

Where Nhulunbuy sits — People with a long-term health condition

13.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nhulunbuy — lower than 95% of areas.

Nhulunbuy13.0%
0880, NT 15.1%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The typical resident here is healthy, with only 4.1% reporting a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 4.5%, while 62.7% of people have no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Nhulunbuy, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 62.7% One condition 10.5% Two conditions 2.1% Three or more 0.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Nhulunbuy splits fairly evenly between Asthma (22%) and Other condition (21%), with Mental health at 20%.

Asthma 4.5% Other condition 4.3% Mental health 4.1% Diabetes 2.1% Arthritis 1.9% Heart disease 1.5% Cancer 0.8% Lung condition 0.6% Stroke 0.2% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Very few people in Nhulunbuy need help with daily activities. At just 1.3%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.3% ▲ +18.9%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70208/nhulunbuy/topic/health-disability