30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lancaster · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lancaster
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Lancaster, affecting 10.8% of residents. While about 30.4% of people live with a chronic health condition, the area generally reports lower needs for daily assistance than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes 10.6% with asthma and 8.3% with a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.3%
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 Lancaster, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Lancaster need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Victorian and national figures, and is lower than most other similar areas.
3.3% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Lancaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21454/lancaster/topic/health-disability