29.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
O'Connor · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in O'Connor
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are notably more common in O'Connor than in other parts of the country. About 11.9% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29.3% of people here, a little above the ACT and national figures. Mental health is the most reported issue at 11.9%, followed by other conditions at 10.5% and asthma at 9.1%.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 O'Connor, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.3% of residents. This is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80102/o-connor/topic/health-disability