27.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lethbridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lethbridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability patterns in Lethbridge have remained steady over the last decade. Most residents live without a long-term health condition, with 64.4% of the population reporting no chronic illness. This mirrors state and national trends, with health profiles remaining very consistent across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 10.2%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 8.6% of residents.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Lethbridge, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, as 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.4% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Lethbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21496/lethbridge/topic/health-disability