52.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lucyvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lucyvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Lucyvale live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This high level of illness means that daily life for many residents involves managing chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 52% of people have a long-term health condition, a rate far above the 27.7% national average. This is driven by high rates of arthritis (28%) and asthma (20%), while mental health conditions are also well above the national figure at 12%.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 →Lucyvale splits fairly evenly between One condition (46%) and None (42%), with Two conditions at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
One in five people in Lucyvale need help with daily activities, which is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
20.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Lucyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21552/lucyvale/topic/health-disability