24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leichhardt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and wellbeing in Leichhardt have shifted since 2011, with the area now showing a lower rate of long-term health conditions than most similar places. While 24.9% of residents live with a long-term health issue, mental health conditions are notably more common here than in other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 9.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common issues include general conditions (8.3%) and asthma (7.8%), though most residents report having no long-term health problems at all.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Leichhardt, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.1% of the population. This is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%, placing Leichhardt around the middle when compared to similar areas.
4.1% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/health-disability