30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pearce · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pearce
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability levels in Pearce have remained relatively steady over the last decade. About 30.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Most people here report no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 11.1%. While 30.3% of people have a chronic condition, which is slightly higher than the ACT average, those with mental health conditions (8.2%) are a little below the territory figure.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Pearce, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of people in Pearce need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
4.8% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80109/pearce/topic/health-disability