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Casuarina · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Casuarina

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Casuarina than in most other areas. Only 20.5% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Casuarina, State Electorate

Where Casuarina sits — People with a long-term health condition

20.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Casuarina — lower than 90% of areas.

Casuarina20.5%
Greater Darwin 20.2%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 69.8% of people reporting no health issues at all. Mental health conditions affect 6.0% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Casuarina, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 69.8% One condition 15.0% Two conditions 3.7% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Casuarina — Other condition leads at 22%, ahead of Mental health (17%) and Arthritis (17%).

Other condition 7.9% Mental health 6.0% Arthritis 5.9% Asthma 5.2% Diabetes 3.9% Heart disease 2.5% Cancer 1.9% Lung condition 1.1% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.0% of people in Casuarina need some help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and slightly above the Northern Territory figure, though the need for assistance has risen since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.0% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.

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 Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70008/casuarina/topic/health-disability