28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Point Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Point Stuart
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of disability than most similar areas define Point Stuart, where 8.6% of people need help with daily tasks. While long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of the Territory, almost no one reported a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 19.8%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 14.3%, yet 0.0% of people reported a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Point Stuart, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory rate of 3.6%.
8.6% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Point Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70227/point-stuart/topic/health-disability