20.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Durack - Marlow Lagoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Durack - Marlow Lagoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost three quarters of people in Durack - Marlow Lagoon report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places, with a long-term condition rate of 20.5% which is well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 6.9%, followed by mental health at 6.3%. Both figures are much lower than most areas, and the overall rate of long-term health conditions is about the same as across the Northern Territory.
6.3%
Lower than 80% 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 Durack - Marlow Lagoon, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian average. This is about the same as the Northern Territory figure, although the proportion of people needing help rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
3.6% ▲ +108.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Durack - Marlow Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041038/durack-marlow-lagoon/topic/health-disability