21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leycester · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leycester
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Leycester than in most other areas, with only 21.2% of residents reporting a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, suggesting a generally healthy population for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas. While 11% of people have an 'other' condition and 7.5% have a mental health condition, the vast majority of residents—71.9%—report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Leycester, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 8.2% of people in Leycester need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.2% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Leycester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12323/leycester/topic/health-disability