28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lascelles · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lascelles
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Lascelles shows health patterns that closely mirror state and national trends. Roughly 28% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits right in the middle for its level.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Asthma is the most common issue at 13.4%, followed by arthritis at 11%.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Lascelles, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of residents need help with daily activities. At 4.9%, this is about the same as the state and national levels.
4.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Lascelles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21472/lascelles/topic/health-disability