23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Southport
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower rate of long-term health issues than the national average marks Southport, where only 23.3% of people report a chronic condition. While this is well below the Australian figure, it remains higher than the Northern Territory average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 4.2% of people here, which is well below the Australian figure and much lower than most similar areas. Most residents are healthy, with 50.7% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
4.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Southport, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for a larger group here than in other areas, with 7.0% of people needing assistance. This is well above the Northern Territory figure of 3.6% and a little above the national average.
7.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70242/southport/topic/health-disability