32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Florey · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.7% of people in Florey live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community with higher health needs than most other areas in the region. Mental health and asthma are among the most common long-term issues reported here.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.7% of residents. Overall, 32.7% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above both the ACT (28.1%) and Australian (27.7%) figures.
32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
10.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Florey, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
A little above the ACT average, 6.2% of residents in Florey need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.2% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Florey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80054/florey/topic/health-disability