21.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barunga · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Barunga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people report health issues in Barunga (L) compared to most similar areas. Only 21.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are very rare here, affecting only 0.9% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 8.9%, while 76.3% of all residents report having no long-term condition at all.
0.9%
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 Barunga, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.2% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average and has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Barunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722009/barunga/topic/health-disability