6.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buchanan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buchanan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people report chronic illness in Buchanan, where only 6.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% and reflects a population with remarkably low levels of reported illness and disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest seen in similar areas, with 61.3% of people reporting none at all. This is far below the Northern Territory rate of 19.8%, and mental health conditions are well below both state and national figures at 0.0%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Buchanan, None is the majority at 94%; One condition is next at 6%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Northern Territory figure of 3.6% and the national rate of 5.8%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Buchanan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70041/buchanan/topic/health-disability