30.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macarthur
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Macarthur (ACT) sees 30.1% of its people living with a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the national figure, though the number of people needing daily assistance is lower than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.2% of residents. While 30.1% of people report a long-term condition, the vast majority—66.8%—have none at all.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Macarthur, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Macarthur need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian Capital Territory rate of 4.6% and the national figure of 5.8%.
3.1% ▲ +90.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/health-disability