23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Lake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.5% of people in North Lake have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most other areas. This makes the community notably healthier than the national average. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. For those who do have a condition, mental health is the most common at 7.2%, which is a little below the national rate.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 North Lake, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 3.8%. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.8% ▲ +53.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 North Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51144/north-lake/topic/health-disability