12.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bamaga · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bamaga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents report chronic illness in Bamaga than in other similar areas, making it a notably healthy community. Only 12.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are rare here, with 71.9% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are especially low at 1.0%, well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
1.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Bamaga, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here, as only 1.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and has fallen from 4.1% since 2011.
1.9% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Bamaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315006/bamaga/topic/health-disability