34.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lyndhurst · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Lyndhurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Lyndhurst need daily help than they did a decade ago, as the share of residents requiring assistance fell to 5.9%. While this need for help is typical for the region, 34.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 13.4% of residents. Overall, the proportion of people with a long-term health condition is well above the state average, though the 8.3% with a mental health condition is about the same as the Australian figure.
8.3%
Lower than 68% 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 Lyndhurst, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of people in Lyndhurst need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures, but it represents a fall of 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122081/lyndhurst/topic/health-disability