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Parap · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Parap

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

Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Parap compared to the national average. Only 21% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This makes Parap one of the healthiest areas in the region.

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📍 Parap, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Parap sits — People with a long-term health condition

21.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Parap — lower than 87% of areas.

Parap21.0%
0820, NT 18.9%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While 6.7% of people have a mental health condition, this is much lower than most similar areas. Overall, 69.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Parap, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 69.9% One condition 15.6% Two conditions 3.4% Three or more 2.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Parap splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Mental health (19%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 6.8% Mental health 6.7% Asthma 5.7% Arthritis 5.3% Diabetes 3.5% Heart disease 2.7% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 2.7% of people in Parap need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.7% ▲ +22.5%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Parap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011007/parap/topic/health-disability