20.0%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Namatjira · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Namatjira
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20% of people in Namatjira report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest among similar regions, with very few residents struggling with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4% of residents, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition at 6.4%, while 63.8% of the population report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.0%
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 Namatjira, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of people, which is much lower than most areas. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average, though the figure has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +114.6%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Namatjira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70019/namatjira/topic/health-disability