14.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lidcombe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lidcombe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 14.9% of people in Lidcombe live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is far below the national average. This means the vast majority of residents are in good health, with 78.3% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 3.1% of residents. This is well below the national figure of 8.8%, with the most common reported issues being other general conditions and diabetes.
3.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Lidcombe, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.2% of people in Lidcombe need some help with daily activities, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.2% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12325/lidcombe/topic/health-disability