21.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ngukurr · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ngukurr
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 72% of people in Ngukurr report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health issues than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This lower rate of illness is seen across the board, including mental health conditions, which affect just 5.3% of the community.
5.3%
Lower than 88% 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 Ngukurr, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people need help with their daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
2.9% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Ngukurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715005/ngukurr/topic/health-disability