40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lillicur · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lillicur
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty per cent of people in Lillicur live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most affected by chronic health issues among similar places. These challenges are seen across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 16.5% of residents, which is well above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues in the area include arthritis at 15.3% and asthma at 9.4%.
16.5%
Higher than 95% 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 Lillicur, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much more common here than elsewhere, with 10.6% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% national figure.
10.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Lillicur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21501/lillicur/topic/health-disability