28.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wagait Beach · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wagait Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Wagait Beach have remained steady over the last decade, though long-term illness is more common here than across the Territory. About 28.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Northern Territory average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 28.7% of people, a figure about the same as the national rate. These include other conditions (9.7%), arthritis (9.2%), and mental health (8.1%), with most residents reporting no long-term health issues.
8.1%
Lower than 51% 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 Wagait Beach, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for residents here than in most other areas, as 5.9% of people need help with their daily activities. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 3.6%.
5.9% ▲ +68.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Wagait Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70276/wagait-beach/topic/health-disability