28.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Downer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of people in Downer. While this is a little above the national figure, overall health levels remain typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the ACT and national figures. Mental health is the most reported condition at 11.5%, followed by other conditions at 9.1% and asthma at 8.7%.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Downer, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.1% of the population. This is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/health-disability