18.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) than in the rest of the country. Only 18.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This pattern extends to mental health and daily assistance needs, where the community also sits well below national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 3.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. Heart disease is the most common long-term illness at 6.3%, and nearly 74% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
3.1%
Lower than 94% 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 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 2.5% of residents, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.3%.
2.5% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715002/gunbalanya/topic/health-disability