29.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ngunnawal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ngunnawal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in Ngunnawal live with a mental health condition, affecting 11% of the population. While most residents are healthy, nearly 30% of the community manages some form of long-term health issue. These figures show a community with health needs slightly above those seen across the ACT and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11% of people. Other frequent long-term issues include asthma at 10.4% and arthritis at 8%. Overall, 29.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Ngunnawal, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with only 4.5% of people needing help with everyday activities. This is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +73.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 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 Ngunnawal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80100/ngunnawal/topic/health-disability