32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lewisham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Lewisham, affecting 14.3% of residents. While 60.1% of people here have no long-term health conditions, others face higher rates of illness than the national average. This includes 32.4% of the population living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 32.4% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7% but a little below the Tasmanian average. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of the population.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Lewisham, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Lewisham need some help with daily activities. This figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the rates for both Tasmania and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60334/lewisham/topic/health-disability