10.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmerston City · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmerston City
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Palmerston City than in most similar areas. Only 10.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.2% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health conditions at all, with 64.9% reporting none.
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 Palmerston City, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents here, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Northern Territory and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Palmerston City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70216/palmerston-city/topic/health-disability