19.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walungurru (Kintore) · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Walungurru (Kintore)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Walungurru (Kintore) compared to the rest of the country. Only 19% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This indicates a community with a relatively low burden of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here has no long-term health issues, while 11% of the population deal with diabetes. Mental health conditions are also very rare here at 1.9%, which is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
1.9%
Lower than 98% 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 Walungurru (Kintore), None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This need for assistance has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Walungurru (Kintore) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722035/walungurru/topic/health-disability