22.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tennant Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tennant Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Tennant Creek than in most similar areas. Only 22.1% of residents live with 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, with only 4% of people reporting one. This is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%, and diabetes is the most common long-term condition here at 7.9%.
4.0%
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 Tennant Creek, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Northern Territory average but has risen from 2.9% in 2011.
4.3% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Tennant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715007/tennant-creek/topic/health-disability