32.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lindenow · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Lindenow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Lindenow live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community with higher health needs than the state average, though many residents report no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.9% of people have a long-term health condition, well above the 27.7% national average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.5%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 9.9% of residents.
9.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Lindenow, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.8% of people, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011, placing it a little above the Victorian average of 5.9%.
7.8% ▲ +141.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 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 Lindenow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221042/lindenow/topic/health-disability