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Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Nearly 74% of people in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) report having no long-term health conditions. This is a very high figure, leaving the community with a much lower rate of chronic illness than the rest of the Northern Territory and Australia.

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📍 Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), Urban Centre

Where Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) sits — People with a long-term health condition

15.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) — lower than 97% of areas.

Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)15.1%
0822, NT 17.6%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 15.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also very low at 2.5%, while other reported conditions include heart disease at 4.3% and diabetes at 4.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 73.8% One condition 12.1% Two conditions 2.6% Three or more 0.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), the largest group is Other condition at 29%, followed by Heart disease (19%) and Diabetes (18%).

Other condition 6.5% Heart disease 4.3% Diabetes 4.2% Mental health 2.5% Asthma 1.9% Lung condition 1.6% Arthritis 0.9% Cancer 0.3% Dementia 0.2% Stroke 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.3% of people need some help with daily activities, which is a little above the Northern Territory rate of 3.6%. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.3% ▲ +34.4%

Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.

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 Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715009/wurrumiyanga/topic/health-disability