33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Cargelligo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Cargelligo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Lake Cargelligo live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This represents a significant health burden for the community, though a slightly smaller proportion deal with mental health issues compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, far higher than the 27.7% seen across Australia. Asthma is the most common issue at 13.7%, while 6.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the state and national figures.
6.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality 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 Lake Cargelligo, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.9% of people requiring support. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
5.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Lake Cargelligo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12250/lake-cargelligo/topic/health-disability