0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tortilla Flats · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tortilla Flats
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost no one reports a long-term health condition in Tortilla Flats, placing it among the lowest areas for chronic illness. This is a stark contrast to the 28% of people across Australia who live with such conditions, though a small number of residents still require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
No residents reported a mental health condition or a long-term illness, which is well below the national figure of 28%. This result is far below the 20% seen across the Northern Territory.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tortilla Flats, None is the majority at 79%; Three or more is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 8.1% of people here need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 3.6%.
8.1% —
Higher than 82% 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 Tortilla Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70265/tortilla-flats/topic/health-disability