21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lane Cove West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lane Cove West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term illness than the national average defines Lane Cove West, where only 21.7% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well below the 27.7% seen across Australia, marking it as a notably healthy area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while the most common reported problems are other conditions and asthma.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 West, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 3.2% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12277/lane-cove-west/topic/health-disability