12.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wadeye · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wadeye
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Wadeye compared to the rest of the country. Only 12% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 19.8% and far below the own Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly low here at 1.7%, well below both the state and national figures. Most people report no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported conditions include heart disease at 4.3% and asthma at 3.2%.
1.7%
Lower than 98% 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 Wadeye, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.9% of people who need help with daily activities is much lower than in most other areas. This figure is about the same as the Northern Territory average, though it has risen slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715008/wadeye/topic/health-disability