34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spence · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spence
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Spence. About 34.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with mental health (12.9%), other conditions (11.2%), and asthma (11.1%) being the most reported. Mental health conditions are specifically much more common here than in most other areas.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Spence, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the rates seen across the ACT and Australia.
5.4% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80118/spence/topic/health-disability