15.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Petermann · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Petermann
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Petermann than in the rest of the country. Only 15.9% of residents report a long-term condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a notably lower burden of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 3.6% of people. Most residents report no long-term health issues, while the most common conditions listed are other illnesses at 13% and arthritis at 5.1%.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Petermann, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Petermann reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Northern Territory figure of 3.6% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 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 Petermann [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70222/petermann/topic/health-disability