38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lewinsbrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lewinsbrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Lewinsbrook have remained largely stable since 2011, though the area now faces a significant health burden. Roughly 38% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis affecting 19% and cancer 9.5% of people. Interestingly, mental health conditions affect 7.1% of residents, which is a little below the Australian figure.
7.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Lewinsbrook, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term health conditions, no one in Lewinsbrook reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the state and national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lewinsbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12320/lewinsbrook/topic/health-disability