36.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lismore · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Lismore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 37% of people in Lismore live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of illness is partly driven by mental health struggles, which are among the most common in the country for an area of this size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.5% of residents, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common long-term issues in the area include asthma at 11.4% and arthritis at 10.8%.
14.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre 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 Lismore, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the state and national figures. This need has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
8.3% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112012/lismore/topic/health-disability