17.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Franklin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17.1% of people in Franklin have a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the region, with very few residents requiring daily help or managing chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, as 77.7% report no long-term conditions at all. Those who do have a health issue most often report mental health (6.9%) or asthma (5.9%), though the rate of mental health conditions is well below the ACT figure.
6.9%
Lower than 61% 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 Franklin, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, with only 2.3% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.3% ▲ +61.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80058/franklin/topic/health-disability