28.9%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lilley · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Lilley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher proportion of people in Lilley live with long-term health conditions compared to the national figure. While 28.9% of residents have a chronic health issue, the most striking figure is that mental health conditions are much more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.4% of residents report a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 7.7%.
10.4%
Higher than 73% 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 Lilley, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need for assistance has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Lilley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED319/lilley/topic/health-disability