7.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Umbakumba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Umbakumba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 7.2% of people in Umbakumba report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest in the region, with a very small proportion of residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
No one in the community reported a mental health condition, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.1%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly report 'other' conditions or heart disease.
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 Umbakumba, None is the majority at 90%; One condition is next at 6%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Umbakumba need help with daily activities, at just 1.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
1.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Umbakumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70267/umbakumba/topic/health-disability