20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Middle Point · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people have long-term health issues in Middle Point than in most similar areas. Only 20% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 20% of the population, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average. Asthma and cancer are the most common conditions, each affecting 9.1% of residents.
20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Middle Point, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Middle Point reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Middle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70184/middle-point/topic/health-disability