22.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mutitjulu · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mutitjulu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 63.5% of people in Mutitjulu report having no long-term health conditions. This means the community generally has a lower rate of chronic illness compared to the national figure. However, there is a significant and growing need for daily assistance among some residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 22% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure. This is well below the national average, and mental health conditions are among the lowest at this level at 3.7%.
3.7%
Lower than 93% 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 Mutitjulu, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher share of people need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 10.1%, this is well above the national and territory figures, and it has risen 10 percentage points since 2011.
10.1% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Mutitjulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722023/mutitjulu/topic/health-disability