34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lyndhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lyndhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Lyndhurst live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a higher burden of chronic illness for the community compared to most other areas. While many struggle with long-term health, others remain healthy with no reported conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Arthritis (11.7%) and asthma (10%) are the most common, while mental health conditions affect 8.4% of people, which is about the same as the national average.
8.4%
Higher than 52% 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 Lyndhurst, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.3% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
5.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12435/lyndhurst/topic/health-disability