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Health & Disability in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A growing need for support marks the health landscape in Not in any Significant Urban Area (ACT), where the proportion of people needing help with daily tasks has risen since 2011. While few people here require daily assistance, mental health challenges are notably more common than in most other regions.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.3%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 73% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area29.3%
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 28.9%
Australian Capital Territory 28.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.1% of people. Overall, 29.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the figures for both the ACT and Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 56.4% One condition 20.5% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 3.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Not in any Significant Urban Area — Mental health leads at 24%, ahead of Asthma (18%) and Other condition (17%).

Mental health 12.1% Asthma 9.1% Other condition 8.6% Arthritis 8.0% Cancer 3.2% Heart disease 3.2% Diabetes 3.1% Lung condition 1.9% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. This figure has risen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.9% ▲ +66.4%

Lower than 91% of urban area areas.

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/8000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/health-disability