31.9%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lochinvar · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Lochinvar
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Lochinvar (L), affecting 13.6% of residents. This is a significant figure that stands well above both the state and national averages. While most people here have no long-term health issues, a larger share of the population struggles with chronic conditions compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most frequent struggle at 13.6%, followed by arthritis at 9.4% and diabetes at 7.7%.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Lochinvar, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This represents a rise of 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +533.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Lochinvar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121066/lochinvar/topic/health-disability