23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lurnea · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lurnea
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people than usual live with long-term health issues in Lurnea. Only 23.8% of residents have a long-term 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 the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A typical resident is unlikely to have a long-term illness, with 64.8% reporting none. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.2%, which is a little below the Australian average of 8.8%.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Lurnea, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of chronic illness, 9.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and much higher than most other similar areas.
9.2% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Lurnea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12431/lurnea/topic/health-disability