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Newcastle and Lake Macquarie · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

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

More than 7 percentage points more people in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie live with a long-term health condition compared to the state average. This region faces significant health challenges, with 34.2% of residents managing chronic illnesses. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 12.2% of the population.

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📍 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, Region (SA4)

Where Newcastle and Lake Macquarie sits — People with a long-term health condition

34.2%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Newcastle and Lake Macquarie — higher than 86% of areas.

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie34.2%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with mental health (12.2%), arthritis (10.9%), and asthma (10.0%) being the most reported. This includes a mental health rate that is well above both the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 58.6% One condition 22.4% Two conditions 7.6% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Newcastle and Lake Macquarie splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 12.2% Arthritis 10.9% Asthma 10.0% Other condition 9.1% Diabetes 5.2% Heart disease 5.0% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 6.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.9% ▲ +13.9%

Higher than 78% of region (sa4) 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 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/111/newcastle-and-lake-macquarie/topic/health-disability