14.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Larrakeyah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Larrakeyah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 14.9% of people in Larrakeyah have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind, with a very low rate of chronic illness and mental health issues compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect just 3.8% of residents, a figure well below the national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, with 72.9% of the population reporting none.
3.8%
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 Larrakeyah, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas, at only 1.6%. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
1.6% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Larrakeyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70159/larrakeyah/topic/health-disability