30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dundee Forest · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dundee Forest
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30.6% of people in Dundee Forest live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the Northern Territory figure. This makes health and disability a significant feature of the area. While mental health rates are lower than the national average, many residents manage chronic physical ailments.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas, with heart disease (14.1%) and arthritis (12.9%) being the most reported. Roughly 43.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
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 Dundee Forest, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for support is high in Dundee Forest, where 10.6% of people require help with daily activities. This is well above both the national figure and the Northern Territory average.
10.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Dundee Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70083/dundee-forest/topic/health-disability