20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
McMinns Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in McMinns Lagoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.5% of people in McMinns Lagoon report a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most other areas. This makes the community significantly healthier than the national average. Most residents here live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident is unlikely to have a chronic illness, with 72.2% reporting no long-term conditions. Mental health conditions affect 4.9% of the population, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 McMinns Lagoon, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.1% of people. This is about the same as the Northern Territory figure of 3.6% and a little below the national average.
4.1% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 McMinns Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70181/mcminns-lagoon/topic/health-disability