18.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Arafura · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Arafura
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Some of the lowest rates of long-term health issues in the region are found in Arafura. Only 18.7% of residents live with 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 conditions are much less common here than across Australia, with heart disease (6.3%) and other conditions (6.2%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions are also among the lowest at this level, affecting just 2.8% of people.
2.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate 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 Arafura, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 3.0% of residents, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little below the national rate and about the same as the Northern Territory average.
3.0% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Arafura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70001/arafura/topic/health-disability