16.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lexia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lexia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Lexia than in most similar areas. Only 16.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The proportion of people with a long-term health condition is well below the state average, with 13.3% of residents reporting arthritis or diabetes. No one in the area reported a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Lexia, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed without support for almost everyone here, as 0.0% of residents need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Lexia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50850/lexia/topic/health-disability