7.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Victoria River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Victoria River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Victoria River than in the rest of the country. Only 7.9% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This gap shows a community with a remarkably low reported burden of disease and disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 7.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Northern Territory's 19.8%. Most residents report no long-term conditions at all, and those who do most commonly cite heart disease (4.0%) and arthritis (3.2%).
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 Victoria River, None is the majority at 94%; One condition is next at 6%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below both the Northern Territory's 3.6% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Victoria River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70273/victoria-river/topic/health-disability