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Palmerston - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Palmerston - North

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

A growing need for daily support is the main shift in Palmerston - North, where the number of people requiring help with everyday tasks has doubled since 2011. Despite this, the area remains healthier than the national average, with only 22.5% of residents living with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Palmerston - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Palmerston - North sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Palmerston - North — lower than 82% of areas.

Palmerston - North22.5%
0830, NT 22.5%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 68.9% of people reporting no conditions at all. The most frequent issues include other general conditions and asthma, while mental health conditions affect 7.0% of the population.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Palmerston - North, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.

None 68.9% One condition 16.3% Two conditions 4.5% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Palmerston - North splits fairly evenly between Other condition (21%) and Asthma (21%), with Mental health at 18%.

Other condition 8.2% Asthma 8.1% Mental health 7.0% Arthritis 5.4% Diabetes 3.4% Heart disease 2.2% Cancer 1.7% Dementia 1.2% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities now make up 5.4% of the population, a figure that has risen 2.6 points since 2011. This rate is a little above the Northern Territory average of 3.6% and about the same as the national figure.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.4% ▲ +96.1%

Lower than 51% 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 Palmerston - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041041/palmerston-north/topic/health-disability