32.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lynwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lynwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Lynwood are living with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 32.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend highlights a higher burden of illness compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 9.8% of people. This is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 9.3% and asthma at 8.8%.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Lynwood, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people in Lynwood need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.6% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Lynwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12436/lynwood/topic/health-disability