15.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lyndhurst · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lyndhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 80% of people in Lyndhurst report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area stand out for its good health, with a much lower rate of chronic illness than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 4.0%, with asthma being the most common reported illness at 5.7%.
4.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Lyndhurst, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.0% of people in Lyndhurst need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
3.0% ▲ +81.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21555/lyndhurst/topic/health-disability