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Health & Disability in ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong

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

Forty-three per cent of people in ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the figures for both the ACT and Australia, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness. However, very few residents require daily assistance.

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

42.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong — higher than 93% of areas.

ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong42.9%
2900, ACT 33.2%
Australian Capital Territory 28.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While many people here manage long-term health issues, those with mental health conditions make up 6.1% of the population, which is well below the ACT and national figures. The most common long-term health issues are other conditions, asthma, and arthritis.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 46.9% One condition 20.4% Two conditions 16.3% Three or more 8.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong splits fairly evenly between Other condition (24%) and Asthma (22%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Other condition 18.4% Asthma 16.3% Arthritis 12.2% Diabetes 8.2% Heart disease 8.2% Lung condition 6.1% Mental health 6.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Almost no one in this area needs help with daily activities. At 0.0%, this is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 5.8% national average.

People needing help with daily activities

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 ACT Remainder - Tuggeranong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80015/act-remainder-tuggeranong/topic/health-disability