29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scullin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scullin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a quarter of people in Scullin live with a long-term health condition, affecting their day-to-day lives. Mental health is a particularly prominent issue here, with 11.4% of residents reporting a condition, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of the community has a long-term health condition, slightly above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.4%, followed by asthma at 10.3% and arthritis at 8.5%.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Scullin, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.4% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the ACT average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Scullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80117/scullin/topic/health-disability