35.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lawson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lawson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher number of people in Lawson are managing long-term health issues compared to other similar areas. Around 35.8% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.9% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 8.0%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma at 11% and arthritis at 10.1%.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Lawson, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities require help for 6.4% of residents. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.4% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12298/lawson/topic/health-disability