25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lewisham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of mental health conditions defines the health landscape in Lewisham, where 11.2% of people report such a struggle. This is well above the 8% found across New South Wales. Overall, the area is slightly healthier than most, with fewer people living with long-term health conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While only 25.8% of residents have a long-term health condition—a little below the national figure—mental health is a significant issue here. It is the most common long-term condition at 11.2%, followed by asthma at 8.7%.
11.2%
Higher than 77% 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 Lewisham, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people in Lewisham need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.8% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12322/lewisham/topic/health-disability