27.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lee Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lee Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Lee Point report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's health profile look similar to the rest of Australia, although it has a much higher rate of chronic illness than the Northern Territory average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Northern Territory's 19.8%. Asthma is the most common issue at 10.6%, while mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Lee Point, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Lee Point need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory average.
3.2% ▼ -50.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Lee Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70162/lee-point/topic/health-disability