30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lexton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lexton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Lexton, where 12.3% of people report such a struggle. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures. Overall, health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 30.6% of residents, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health and arthritis are the most frequent issues, each affecting about 12% of the population.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Lexton, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.3% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Lexton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21497/lexton/topic/health-disability