23.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Yuendumu · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Yuendumu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 70% of people in Yuendumu report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the community much healthier than most similar areas, with very low rates of mental health issues compared to both the territory and the nation.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 13.2% of residents. While 23.1% of people have a health condition—which is well above the Northern Territory figure—this is still well below the national average.
2.0%
Lower than 97% 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 Yuendumu, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian figure. This need for assistance has also fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 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 Yuendumu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721017/yuendumu/topic/health-disability