21.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lane Cove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lane Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Lane Cove compared to the rest of the state. Only 21.9% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a healthier-than-average population across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also less common here, with 6.5% of people reporting one, a little below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most often report asthma or other general conditions.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Lane Cove, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common in Lane Cove than in most areas. Only 3.2% of people require this support, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12275/lane-cove/topic/health-disability