22.0%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Liverpool · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Liverpool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Liverpool report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 22% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a healthier area than most others across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also much lower here than in most areas, affecting 5.7% of people. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 68.1% reporting no conditions.
5.7%
Lower than 87% 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 Liverpool, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rate of illness, 7.8% of people in Liverpool need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.8% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10046/liverpool/topic/health-disability