20.9%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chatswood - Lane Cove · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Chatswood - Lane Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20.9% of people in Chatswood - Lane Cove have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country. Most residents report no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.7% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, the most common are other conditions at 7.1% and asthma at 6.4%.
5.7%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Chatswood - Lane Cove, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little below the national figure of 5.8%, only 3.5% of people here need help with daily activities. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.0%.
3.5% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Chatswood - Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12101/chatswood-lane-cove/topic/health-disability