34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lachlan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lachlan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more common in Lachlan since 2011. Now, 34.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is most visible in the significant number of people living with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.6% of people here, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 9.7%, though over half of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
14.6%
Higher than 91% 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 Lachlan, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people in Lachlan need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the rates for both Tasmania and Australia.
6.1% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Lachlan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60310/lachlan/topic/health-disability