53.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lamplough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lamplough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of the people in Lamplough live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high level of illness is reflected in the number of residents who require daily help to get around. It is a place where health challenges are much more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues affect 53.1% of residents, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common struggle at 28.6%, while mental health conditions are actually a little below the national rate at 6.1%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Lamplough, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 39%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is harder for many here, with 22.4% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
22.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Lamplough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21453/lamplough/topic/health-disability