20.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Liverpool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Liverpool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with chronic illness in Liverpool than in most other parts of the country. Only 20.6% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 6.0% of people affected. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most frequent conditions reported are other miscellaneous illnesses, mental health, and arthritis.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Liverpool, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 8.4% of people in Liverpool need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.4% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12370/liverpool/topic/health-disability