26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
O'Malley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in O'Malley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in O'Malley compared to most similar areas. Only 26.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are notably rare here, affecting 5.5% of people, which is well below the 10% seen across the ACT. Most residents have no long-term health issues, and those who do typically report only one condition.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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'Malley, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people in O'Malley need help with daily activities. This is about the same as both the ACT and national figures.
5.3% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/health-disability