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Unincorporated ACT · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Unincorporated ACT

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

Most areas see similar health patterns to Unincorporated ACT, where about 28.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. While overall health matches the territory and national figures, mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas.

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📍 Unincorporated ACT, Council (LGA)

Where Unincorporated ACT sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.1%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Unincorporated ACT — lower than 57% of areas.

Unincorporated ACT28.1%
Australian Capital Territory 28.1%
Australian Capital Territory 28.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 10% of residents, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term health issues include asthma (9%) and arthritis (7.7%).

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Unincorporated ACT, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 66.0% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Unincorporated ACT splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (20%), with Asthma at 18%.

Mental health 10.0% Other condition 9.7% Asthma 9.0% Arthritis 7.7% Diabetes 3.9% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 4.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This rate has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +36.6%

Lower than 67% 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 Unincorporated ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA89399/unincorporated-act/topic/health-disability