31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leconfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leconfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of health struggles than most similar areas mark Leconfield, where 31.7% of people live with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is a particularly prominent issue here, affecting more residents than in the vast majority of other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.8% of people. This is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 11.7% and asthma at 7.6%.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Leconfield, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Leconfield need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the 5.8% reported for both New South Wales and Australia.
6.2% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Leconfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12300/leconfield/topic/health-disability