15.3%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Daguragu - Kalkarindji · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Daguragu - Kalkarindji
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few areas in this category have such low rates of reported illness as Daguragu - Kalkarindji. Only 15.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population that reports significantly better health than most other Australian communities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 1.6% of residents report a mental health condition, a figure well below both the Territory and national rates. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common conditions reported are diabetes and asthma.
1.6%
Lower than 99% 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 Daguragu - Kalkarindji, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. While this is about the same as the Territory average, the figure has risen since 2011.
3.8% ▲ +172.5%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Daguragu - Kalkarindji [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721004/daguragu-kalkarindji/topic/health-disability