24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pine Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pine Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Pine Creek is marked by a relatively healthy population, with nearly 60% of people reporting no long-term health conditions. While the area has a higher rate of chronic illness than the Northern Territory average, it remains well below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Territory average but well below the Australian figure. The most common issues are diabetes (7.2%) and heart disease (6.9%), while mental health conditions are much lower than in most areas at 4.7%.
4.7%
Lower than 76% 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 Pine Creek, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Pine Creek need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure and about the same as the Northern Territory average.
3.5% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Pine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70224/pine-creek/topic/health-disability