43.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lakewood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lakewood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Lakewood involves managing chronic illness, as 43.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of ill health in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.9% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 18.7%, followed by asthma and diabetes.
11.9%
Higher than 83% 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 Lakewood, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is well above the state and national figures of 5.8%, with 9.0% of Lakewood residents requiring such assistance.
9.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Lakewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12268/lakewood/topic/health-disability