24.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pine Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Pine Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Pine Creek than in most similar areas. Only 24.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 7.2%, followed by heart disease at 6.9%. Mental health conditions are reported by only 4.7% of people, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
4.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre 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.
Daily assistance is needed by only 3.5% of residents, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average. This figure has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
3.5% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 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/ucl/UCL722028/pine-creek/topic/health-disability