18.1%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Galiwinku · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Galiwinku
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the lowest rates in similar areas are found in Galiwinku, where long-term health issues are far less common than the national average. Only 18.1% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the 27.7% seen across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also well below the national figure at 4.2%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, with those who do most commonly reporting 'other' conditions or heart disease.
4.2%
Lower than 92% 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 Galiwinku, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure. This need for assistance rose by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +97.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715001/galiwinku/topic/health-disability