23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lennox Head · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lennox Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health struggles are reported in Lennox Head than in most other parts of the country. Only 23.5% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little less common here at 6.9% compared to 8.8% nationally. The most frequent long-term struggles reported are asthma and arthritis, both affecting around 7% of people.
6.9%
Lower than 61% 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 Lennox Head, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 3.1% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
3.1% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12312/lennox-head/topic/health-disability