31.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lal Lal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lal Lal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Lal Lal. About 31.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high proportion of people dealing with mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.4% of people. Arthritis is also prevalent at 9.0%, while 62% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Lal Lal, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.4% of people in Lal Lal need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.4% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Lal Lal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21450/lal-lal/topic/health-disability