19.8%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Daly · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Daly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Need for daily help has risen to 4% since 2011 in Daly. This area has a remarkably healthy profile, with long-term health conditions affecting far fewer people than in the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here, affecting 4.1% of people compared to 8.8% across Australia.
4.1%
Lower than 97% 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 Daly, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than in most other areas. This figure is similar to the Northern Territory average but has risen slightly from 3.1% in 2011.
4.0% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70009/daly/topic/health-disability