28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lambs Valley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents live with mental health conditions compared to most similar areas. Lambs Valley sees 11.2% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, overall long-term health needs remain typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 28% of people have a long-term health condition—about the same as the national figure—mental health is the most common issue at 11.2%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 8.1%.
11.2%
Higher than 78% 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 Lambs Valley, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here than in other areas, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12272/lambs-valley/topic/health-disability