18.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jacka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jacka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Jacka compared to the rest of the territory. Only 18.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the ACT average of 28.1%. This makes the area notably healthier than most similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 76.8% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions affect 8.6% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Jacka, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.5% of people who need help with daily activities is around the middle for its level. This is about the same as the 4.6% reported across the ACT.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80080/jacka/topic/health-disability