15.4%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berrimah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Berrimah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the recent trend in Berrimah, where the share of people needing help with daily activities rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area remains very healthy, with only 15.4% of residents reporting a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are far less common here than in the rest of Australia. Only 3.9% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
3.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Berrimah, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 3.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average of 3.6%.
3.2% ▲ +467.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Berrimah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021012/berrimah/topic/health-disability