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0875, NT · Postcode

Health & Disability in 0875, NT

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

Far fewer people report long-term health issues in postcode 0875 than in most other similar areas. While 22.6% of residents live with a long-term condition, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 0875, NT, Postcode

Where 0875, NT sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.6%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 0875, NT — lower than 86% of areas.

0875, NT22.6%
Alice Springs 22.0%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

The typical resident here is healthy, with 68.3% reporting no long-term conditions. Mental health issues affect 6.4% of people, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 0875, NT, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 68.3% One condition 16.4% Two conditions 4.1% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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0875, NT splits fairly evenly between Asthma (18%) and Diabetes (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Asthma 6.8% Diabetes 6.6% Mental health 6.4% Other condition 6.3% Arthritis 4.8% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 1.5% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This is an increase of 1.7 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% —

Lower than 65% 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 0875, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0875/0875-nt/topic/health-disability