21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lindfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lindfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of people in Lindfield report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other parts of the country, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect just 5.0% of residents—much lower than the 8.8% seen across Australia.
5.0%
Lower than 75% 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 Lindfield, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily help is lower than in most areas, with only 3.5% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +59.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Lindfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12348/lindfield/topic/health-disability