17.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Arnhem · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Arnhem
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term illness than the national average defines daily life in West Arnhem. Only 17.8% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with 70.6% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions are especially rare at 1.4%, a figure well below both the Territory and national rates.
1.4%
Lower than 92% 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 West Arnhem, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.4% of people in West Arnhem need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Northern Territory figure and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.4% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70284/west-arnhem/topic/health-disability