31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chisholm · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chisholm
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of health issues than most similar areas define Chisholm, where 31.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for both the ACT and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 10.8% of residents, which is much higher than in most other areas. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 10.0% and arthritis at 9.4%.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Chisholm, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is slightly higher than across the ACT, with 5.9% of people requiring assistance. This figure is about the same as the national average.
5.9% ▲ +74.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80037/chisholm/topic/health-disability