24.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Remainder of State/Territory
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Remainder of State/Territory (ACT) live with a long-term health condition. This is a healthy result for the area, with only 24.0% of residents reporting a chronic illness, which is well below both the territory and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 60.2% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also lower than the territory average, affecting 7.9% of the population.
7.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre 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 Remainder of State/Territory, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.0% of residents need help with their daily activities. This figure is a little below the average for the ACT and the rest of Australia, and is much lower than most similar areas.
3.0% —
Lower than 89% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL831001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/health-disability