Eastlakes · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Eastlakes

Name: Health & Disability in Eastlakes — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

A little fewer people report long-term health issues in Eastlakes than the national average, though a higher share need daily help. While 25.2% of residents live with a long-term condition, 7.1% of the population requires assistance with daily activities.

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📍 Eastlakes, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions affect 25.2% of people here, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health conditions are also less common than in most areas, at 6.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Eastlakes, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 66.9% One condition 17.1% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Eastlakes splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (18%) and Other condition (18%), with Mental health at 15%.

Arthritis 8.1% Other condition 7.7% Mental health 6.6% Diabetes 6.5% Asthma 6.3% Heart disease 3.6% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 7.1% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.

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 Eastlakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11371/eastlakes/topic/health-disability

Where Eastlakes sits — People with a long-term health condition