15.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mulka · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Mulka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily help needs have barely changed in Mulka since 2011, remaining at 3.3%. This is a healthy community where only 15.5% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 19.8%. Mental health conditions are also among the lowest for similar areas, affecting just 3.0% of residents.
3.0%
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 Mulka, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.3% of the population. This is about the same as the 3.6% seen across the Northern Territory and is a little below the national figure.
3.3% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Mulka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70018/mulka/topic/health-disability