30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Lake Heights, affecting 9.7% of residents. This area sees a higher rate of health challenges than the state average, with 30.6% of people living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas, affecting 9.4% of the population. Overall, long-term health issues are more frequent than in New South Wales, where the state figure is 27.0%.
9.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Heights, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for residents here than in most areas, with 8.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
8.7% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12256/lake-heights/topic/health-disability