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Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora

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

Daily life for most people in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora is healthy, as 67.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions. While the area has health profiles similar to the rest of the state, it has a lower rate of mental health conditions than most other areas.

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📍 Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora — lower than 54% of areas.

Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora27.5%
2234, NSW 26.8%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 27.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The most common issues are asthma and arthritis, both at 8.5%, while mental health conditions affect 7.4% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 67.9% One condition 19.5% Two conditions 5.6% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Asthma (18%), with Arthritis at 18%.

Other condition 8.9% Asthma 8.5% Arthritis 8.5% Mental health 7.4% Diabetes 4.1% Heart disease 3.7% Cancer 3.2% Lung condition 1.1% Dementia 0.8% Stroke 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 4.6% of the population, a figure that is a little below the national average. This need has grown over the last decade, rising from 3.0% in 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.6% ▲ +53.1%

Lower than 66% 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 Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021535/menai-lucas-heights-woronora/topic/health-disability