28.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmerston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Palmerston (ACT) has a typical health profile with 28.7% of people living with a long-term condition. This is almost identical to the figures for the ACT and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.4% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include asthma at 9.6% and arthritis at 7.2%, while 65.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Palmerston, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.9%. This is about the same as the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
4.9% ▲ +84.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80107/palmerston/topic/health-disability