10.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laramba · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Laramba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health issues in Laramba compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is mirrored in mental health, where no residents reported a condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very rare here, with 75.1% of people reporting none at all. This is well below the Northern Territory average, and the most common conditions reported are diabetes at 2.6% and other illnesses at 1.6%.
0.0%
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 Laramba, None is the majority at 89%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Australian average. This is a positive trend for the area, as the proportion of people needing assistance fell from 4.9% in 2011.
2.1% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Laramba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722019/laramba/topic/health-disability