17.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lyons · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lyons
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports in Lyons have shifted over the last decade, with long-term health conditions now affecting far fewer people than the state average. Only 17.9% of residents report a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.8% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. In contrast, 64.1% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Lyons, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Lyons reported needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31710/lyons/topic/health-disability