25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bees Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bees Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 25.4% of people in Bees Creek live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. While this is well above the Northern Territory figure, it remains a little below the national average. Most residents here enjoy good health, with 62.4% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.9% of the population, a figure a little below the national average. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis (8.5%) and asthma (8.3%) are the most common.
5.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality 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 Bees Creek, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.9% of people in Bees Creek need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Bees Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70026/bees-creek/topic/health-disability