30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lapstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lapstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Lapstone than in most similar areas. About 30.8% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes higher-than-average rates of arthritis and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.5%, while mental health conditions affect 9.2% of residents, a figure slightly above the state average.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Lapstone, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.9% of the population. This is a little below the national and state figures of 5.8%, placing Lapstone around the middle for its level.
3.9% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Lapstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12285/lapstone/topic/health-disability