30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leumeah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leumeah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Leumeah now report long-term health issues than in previous years. About 30.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 10% of people, followed by asthma at 9.1%. Mental health conditions are reported by 9% of residents, which is a little above the state average.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Leumeah, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Leumeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12317/leumeah/topic/health-disability