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Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Leichhardt

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Daily life is impacted by significant health challenges in Leichhardt, where 41.7% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with a high burden of chronic illness.

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Where Leichhardt sits — People with a long-term health condition

41.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — higher than 92% of areas.

Leichhardt41.7%
4305, QLD 37.2%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are particularly common, affecting 20.6% of residents, which is far above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 16.2% and arthritis at 12.0%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Leichhardt, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.

None 49.1% One condition 24.3% Two conditions 10.7% Three or more 7.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Leichhardt, the largest group is Mental health at 25%, followed by Asthma (20%) and Other condition (15%).

Mental health 20.6% Asthma 16.2% Other condition 12.3% Arthritis 12.0% Diabetes 7.5% Heart disease 4.9% Lung condition 3.8% Cancer 2.6% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Support needs are high here, with 11.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.

People needing help with daily activities

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11.2% ▲ +35.7%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31650/leichhardt/topic/health-disability