20.6%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nightcliff · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Nightcliff
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71.6% of people in Nightcliff report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy area where the proportion of people with chronic illness is much lower than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes 6.6% with a mental health condition, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas.
6.6%
Lower than 80% of state electorate 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 Nightcliff, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by just 3.4% of people, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this type. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.4% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70021/nightcliff/topic/health-disability