27.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lyons · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lyons
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Lyons is marked by health patterns that mirror the wider community, with 27.8% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the figures for the ACT and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents report no long-term health issues, while 19.2% have one condition.
9.0%
Higher 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 Lyons, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people in Lyons need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and the ACT's 4.6%.
5.4% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80087/lyons/topic/health-disability