35.4%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lyons (Derwent) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Lyons (Derwent)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people report health struggles in Lyons (Derwent) than in most similar areas. Around 35.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are common here, affecting 13.8% of people—well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 12.3% and asthma at 10.8%, while 54% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
13.8%
Higher than 99% 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 Lyons (Derwent), None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in this area than in most similar places, affecting 8.4% of the population. This figure is a little above the national average and has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 (Derwent) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60501/lyons/topic/health-disability