15.7%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ali Curung · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ali Curung
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer health struggles impact daily life in Ali Curung than in most other parts of the country. Only 15.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with 79.2% of people reporting none. Mental health conditions are also well below the national figure at just 1.0%, and the most common reported illness is diabetes at 9.1%.
1.0%
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 Ali Curung, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the Australian figure of 5.8%. This is a slight improvement for the area, as the figure fell 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
2.0% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722002/ali-curung/topic/health-disability