33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leslie Dam · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leslie Dam
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Leslie Dam, affecting 16.9% of the population. This area has a higher rate of long-term health conditions than most other similar places, with 33.9% of residents living with a lasting health problem.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many struggle with chronic illness, those with mental health conditions (6.8%) are slightly less common here than in the rest of Australia.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Leslie Dam, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Leslie Dam need some help with daily activities, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
5.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Leslie Dam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31653/leslie-dam/topic/health-disability