29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Queanbeyan West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Queanbeyan West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 10% of people in Queanbeyan West live with a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas. While the typical resident is healthy, about 29.2% of the population manages a long-term health issue. This is slightly above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 10.3% of residents, followed by mental health and arthritis. Most people have no long-term conditions, though 20.3% of the community live with one.
9.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality 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 Queanbeyan West, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.3% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13306/queanbeyan-west/topic/health-disability