29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Duffy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Duffy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Duffy have remained steady over the last decade, with 29.4% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than both the ACT and national figures. Most residents are healthy, and the proportion of people needing daily help is about the same as the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 9.2%, followed by arthritis and mental health at 9.0% each. While 29.4% of people have a long-term health issue, the vast majority of residents report having none at all.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Duffy, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Duffy need some help with their daily activities. This is roughly the same as the 4.6% seen across the ACT and the 5.8% national figure.
4.9% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Duffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80048/duffy/topic/health-disability