24.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jilkminggan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Jilkminggan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 1.5% of people in Jilkminggan need help with daily activities, making it a place where very few residents require regular support. Most people here live without long-term health issues, with 72.2% of the population reporting no chronic conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue at 14.4%, though only 24% of residents have a chronic condition overall. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, and the 2.7% rate of mental health conditions is among the lowest for similar areas.
2.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Jilkminggan, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Jilkminggan need help with daily tasks, at just 1.5%. This is well below the 5.8% national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
1.5% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Jilkminggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722017/jilkminggan/topic/health-disability