27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lucas · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lucas
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Lucas, where 9.9% of residents live with such a condition. Most people here are in good health, with 67.2% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While the overall rate of long-term health conditions is 27.6%—about the same as the national figure—mental health issues are a little more common than in the rest of Victoria. Asthma is the most frequent long-term condition affecting 10.2% of the population.
9.9%
Higher than 67% 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 Lucas, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is relatively independent for most, with 4.8% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
4.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Lucas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21550/lucas/topic/health-disability