33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lambton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three residents in Lambton live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This suggests a higher need for health services in the area, particularly for mental health support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.3% of people. Overall, 33.4% of residents report a long-term health issue, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.0%.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Lambton, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Lambton need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
6.2% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12273/lambton/topic/health-disability