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Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden

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

More than a third of people in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as having a significantly higher health burden than most other similar places.

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📍 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden — higher than 85% of areas.

Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden34.6%
2779, NSW 35.0%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 12.8% of residents. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%, and contributes to the overall high rate of chronic illness in the area.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 59.6% One condition 23.6% Two conditions 7.4% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 12.8% Other condition 11.6% Asthma 10.7% Arthritis 9.9% Heart disease 4.8% Diabetes 4.8% Cancer 3.6% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 6.0% of residents need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas. This figure has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the state and national levels.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.0% ▲ +57.7%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011453/lawson-hazelbrook-linden/topic/health-disability