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Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)

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

Daily life in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) is marked by a high level of general wellbeing, with 66% of people reporting no long-term health conditions. This is much lower than most areas, suggesting a healthier population than many other parts of the country.

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📍 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), Urban Centre

Where Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) — lower than 74% of areas.

Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)28.1%
2606, ACT 25.8%
Australian Capital Territory 28.1%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 28.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the ACT and national figures. Mental health is the most common issue at 10%, followed by other conditions at 9.7% and asthma at 9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 66.0% One condition 19.8% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (20%), with Asthma at 18%.

Mental health 10.0% Other condition 9.7% Asthma 9.0% Arthritis 7.7% Diabetes 3.9% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.6% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +36.5%

Lower than 72% of urban centre 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL802001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/health-disability