13.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ampilatwatja · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ampilatwatja
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 80% of people in Ampilatwatja report having no long-term health conditions. This is a very healthy-looking profile for the area, with long-term health and mental health rates sitting far below the national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 13.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Diabetes is the most common reported condition at 8%, while mental health conditions are well below the state average at 1.6%.
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 Ampilatwatja, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 9%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of people, a figure that is a little below the national average. This is a rise of 2.6 percentage points since 2011, when only 1.3% of residents required help.
3.9% ▲ +202.1%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 Ampilatwatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722005/ampilatwatja/topic/health-disability