26.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Bennett · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Bennett
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of health issues than most similar areas define Lake Bennett, where only 2.3% of people need help with daily activities. While long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of the Northern Territory, they are slightly less frequent than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 19.8%. Asthma is the most common issue at 8.5%, while mental health conditions are very rare at 3.9%, a figure well below the Australian average.
3.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Lake Bennett, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2.3% of people needing assistance. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Lake Bennett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70153/lake-bennett/topic/health-disability