10.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tiwi Islands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tiwi Islands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over three quarters of people in the Tiwi Islands report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area stand out as significantly healthier than the rest of the country, with very few residents requiring daily assistance or living with chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 10.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Diabetes is the most common issue at 4.6%, while mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 3.6%.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Tiwi Islands, None is the majority at 88%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 1.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8% and a little below the Northern Territory average.
1.5% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70263/tiwi-islands/topic/health-disability