36.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Landsborough West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Landsborough West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Landsborough West now report long-term health struggles than in previous years. This area faces significant health challenges, with 36.7% of residents living with a long-term condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and mental health conditions being the most frequent at 14.3% each. Mental health struggles are particularly high, sitting 5.5 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Landsborough West, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people need some help with daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Landsborough West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21458/landsborough-west/topic/health-disability