24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lavender Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lavender Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Lavender Bay than in most similar areas. While only 24.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This generally healthy profile is reflected in the low number of people requiring daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.5% of residents. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%, and is the most reported long-term health condition in the area.
9.5%
Higher 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 Lavender Bay, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is rarely needed in Lavender Bay, with only 2.3% of people requiring assistance with their daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
2.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12294/lavender-bay/topic/health-disability