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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional

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

A higher rate of mental health conditions than most areas marks the health profile of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional. While 29% of people live with a long-term health issue, the area is notably healthier than many similar regions when it comes to the need for daily help.

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📍 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, Council (LGA)

Where Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.0%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional — lower than 52% of areas.

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional29.0%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of residents. Overall, 29% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the state figure of 27%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 63.7% One condition 20.1% Two conditions 6.0% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 18%.

Mental health 9.8% Arthritis 9.0% Asthma 8.9% Other condition 8.7% Diabetes 4.3% Heart disease 3.2% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.4% —

Lower than 71% of council (lga) 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/topic/health-disability