23.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yuendumu · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Yuendumu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2% of people in Yuendumu report a mental health condition, a figure well below both the Territory and national levels. While long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, the community faces specific challenges with diabetes. Overall, health/disability needs in Yuendumu are lower than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 23.1% of residents, which is well above the Northern Territory figure but well below the national average. Diabetes is the most common issue at 13.2%, while 70.1% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
2.0%
Lower than 89% 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 Yuendumu, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.8% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure, though it is about the same as the Northern Territory average.
3.8% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Yuendumu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70301/yuendumu/topic/health-disability