18.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weddell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Weddell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18% of people in Weddell report a long-term health condition, a figure that is well below the national average. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places, with a particularly low rate of reported mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with no one reporting a mental health condition. This is well below the national figure of 8.8% and the Territory's 5.1%.
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 Weddell, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Northern Territory figure of 3.6% and higher than most similar areas.
6.6% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70283/weddell/topic/health-disability