29.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Banks · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Banks
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 11% of people in Banks live with a mental health condition, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. While most residents report no long-term health issues, about 29.7% of the population manages a chronic condition. This is slightly higher than both the territory and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11.6% of residents, followed by other conditions at 10.3% and asthma at 9.9%. Most people with health issues have only one condition, while 65.3% of the population report none at all.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Banks, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Banks need some help with daily activities. This is roughly the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80021/banks/topic/health-disability