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0800, NT · Postcode

Health & Disability in 0800, NT

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

About 72% of people in postcode 0800 report having no long-term health conditions. This is a very healthy area where chronic illness and disability are far less common than in the rest of the country.

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📍 0800, NT, Postcode

Where 0800, NT sits — People with a long-term health condition

15.1%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 0800, NT — lower than 99% of areas.

0800, NT15.1%
Darwin 19.9%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 15.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than in most areas at 4.9%, nearly 4 percentage points below the Australian average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 0800, NT, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 13%.

None 71.8% One condition 11.7% Two conditions 2.6% Three or more 0.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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0800, NT splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (20%), with Asthma at 19%.

Mental health 4.9% Other condition 4.7% Asthma 4.7% Arthritis 3.5% Diabetes 2.2% Cancer 1.6% Heart disease 1.5% Lung condition 0.6% Stroke 0.3% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Just 1.5% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.5% ▼ -35.2%

Lower than 93% of postcode areas.

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 0800, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0800/0800-nt/topic/health-disability