21.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Manton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Manton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Manton have shifted since 2011, with 21.8% of residents now reporting a long-term health condition. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here live without a chronic illness, with nearly 75% reporting no long-term conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are less common here than in most areas, though the rate is a little above the Northern Territory's 19.8%. Heart disease is the most reported condition at 11.5%, while mental health conditions affect 8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Manton, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people in Manton need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas, sitting a little above the Territory average and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Manton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70173/manton/topic/health-disability