32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lilydale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lilydale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with health issues in Lilydale than in most similar areas. About 32.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate is partly driven by a significant number of people managing mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are much more common here than in most other areas, affecting 10.7% of people. Arthritis and asthma are also frequent, each impacting around 10% of the population.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Lilydale, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Lilydale need some help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.
6.2% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21504/lilydale/topic/health-disability