27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chifley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chifley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Chifley (ACT) are largely in line with the rest of the territory and the nation. About 27.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits right around the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.6% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 8.6% and asthma at 8.1%, though 67.3% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Chifley, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.6% of the population. This is about the same as the territory average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80036/chifley/topic/health-disability