28.2%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Canberra - Queanbeyan · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Canberra - Queanbeyan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 4.6% of people in Canberra - Queanbeyan need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This highlights a generally healthy population where the vast majority of residents live without significant disability or long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Mental health is the most common reported issue at 10%, followed by other conditions and asthma.
10.0%
Lower than 60% of urban area 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.6% of people needing help with daily tasks is a little below the Australian average. However, this figure has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/8001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/health-disability