19.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Gap
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in The Gap compared to the rest of the country. Only 19.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 69.3% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 6.6%, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 5.1%.
6.6%
Lower than 64% 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 The Gap, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, as only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian rate of 5.8% and slightly lower than the Northern Territory's 3.6%.
2.7% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70253/the-gap/topic/health-disability