29.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weetangera · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Weetangera
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mid-range health figures describe Weetangera, where most residents do not have a long-term illness. Around 29.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the territory average. Mental health conditions affect 8.4% of the population, slightly below the ACT figure of 10.0%.
8.4%
Higher than 52% 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 Weetangera, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.6% of the population. This is about the same as the territory average and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.6% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Weetangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80132/weetangera/topic/health-disability