20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in City
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20% of people in City live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for the ACT and Australia. This means residents here are generally healthier than people in most other areas, though mental health challenges are more common than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more frequent here than in most areas, affecting 10.4% of residents. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed by asthma at 7.2%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 City, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in City need help with daily activities, at just 1.3%. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
1.3% ▲ +206.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80038/city/topic/health-disability