7.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Umbakumba · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Umbakumba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Umbakumba than in the rest of the country. Only 7.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure that is far below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are not reported here, and the overall rate of long-term illness is among the lowest for similar areas. Most people have no long-term health conditions, while those who do most commonly report other conditions or heart disease.
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 Umbakumba, None is the majority at 90%; One condition is next at 6%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is well below the national figure at 1.9%. This is a little below the Northern Territory average and has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
1.9% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Umbakumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722033/umbakumba/topic/health-disability