12.0%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wadeye · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wadeye
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Wadeye than in the rest of the country. Only 12% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 1.7%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 76.4% of residents reporting none, while heart disease is the most common condition at 4.3%.
1.7%
Lower than 91% 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 Wadeye, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 3.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Northern Territory figure of 3.6%.
3.9% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70275/wadeye/topic/health-disability