35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ledge Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ledge Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Ledge Point live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While physical health challenges are common, mental health conditions are far less frequent here than in most other areas. This creates a community where chronic physical illness is a significant part of daily life.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the 27.7% national average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.6%, though mental health conditions are very low at 3.9%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
3.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Ledge Point, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.2% of people need help with daily activities, a rate that is about the same as both the state and national figures.
5.2% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50839/ledge-point/topic/health-disability