18.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Noonamah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Noonamah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Noonamah compared to most similar areas. Only 18.9% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a notably healthy community relative to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 5.2% of people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis and asthma are the most common, each affecting around 6% of the population.
5.2%
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 Noonamah, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.0% of residents need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average of 3.6% and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +61.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Noonamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70212/noonamah/topic/health-disability