23.6%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leichhardt · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Leichhardt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 64% of people in Leichhardt report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than in most areas, affecting 7.1% of residents.
7.1%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate 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 Leichhardt, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This figure has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED318/leichhardt/topic/health-disability