22.3%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lane Cove · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Lane Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22.3% of people in Lane Cove have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes it a much healthier area than most similar places, with a large majority of residents reporting no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.3% of the population, a little below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues reported are other general conditions at 7.2% and asthma at 6.8%.
6.3%
Lower than 82% of state electorate 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 Lane Cove, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Lane Cove need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state and national figures of 5.8%. This is a positive trend, as the proportion of people needing such assistance fell 2.3 points since 2011.
3.7% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Lane Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10044/lane-cove/topic/health-disability