32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chapman · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chapman
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Chapman live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for the Australian Capital Territory and the rest of the country, though most residents do not report any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 28.1% seen across the ACT. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.4%, while mental health conditions are slightly less common here than the national figure.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Chapman, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.2% of people in Chapman need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the rates seen across both the territory and Australia.
5.2% ▲ +124.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Chapman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80034/chapman/topic/health-disability