23.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wangkatjungka · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wangkatjungka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people live with chronic illness in Wangkatjungka (L) than in most other areas. Only 23.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the lowest at this level, at just 2.6%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while diabetes is the most common condition affecting 13.9% of the population.
2.6%
Lower than 96% 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 Wangkatjungka, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is a small improvement from 2011, when 7.3% of residents needed such support.
5.2% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Wangkatjungka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522062/wangkatjungka/topic/health-disability