25.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lilyfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lilyfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly lower rate of long-term health conditions marks the profile of Lilyfield compared to the rest of the country. While 25.2% of residents live with a chronic illness, this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more frequent than usual, affecting 9.2% of people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Most residents are healthy, with 67.6% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Lilyfield, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Lilyfield need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Lilyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12334/lilyfield/topic/health-disability