30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lancefield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lancefield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in similar areas live with health issues in Lancefield. About 30.4% of the population report a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.7% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include asthma at 9.6% and arthritis at 9.2%, though 62.4% of residents report having no long-term condition at all.
9.7%
Higher than 65% 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 Lancefield, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, although the figure is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
5.6% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 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 Lancefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21456/lancefield/topic/health-disability