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Norfolk Island · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Norfolk Island

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

Fewer people live with long-term illness in Norfolk Island than in most other areas. Only 25.2% of the population report a chronic health condition, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Norfolk Island, Urban Centre

Where Norfolk Island sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Norfolk Island — lower than 83% of areas.

Norfolk Island25.2%
2899, OT 24.9%
Other Territories 19.3%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.2%, while 5.6% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Australian average. Most residents are healthy, with 62.2% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Norfolk Island, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 62.2% One condition 18.2% Two conditions 5.1% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Norfolk Island splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Other condition (16%), with Asthma at 15%.

Arthritis 8.2% Other condition 7.0% Asthma 6.5% Mental health 5.6% Heart disease 4.7% Diabetes 3.6% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 1.8% Dementia 1.2% Stroke 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas. This figure has risen slightly since 2016, when it was 3.4%.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.5% —

Lower than 73% of urban centre 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 Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL921001/norfolk-island/topic/health-disability