33.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ledge Point · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Ledge Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of Ledge Point residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While chronic illness is more common here, mental health conditions are much less frequent than in the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.5% of people have a long-term health condition, with arthritis and heart disease being the most common. In contrast, only 3.3% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average.
3.3%
Lower than 94% 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 Ledge Point, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though it has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522040/ledge-point/topic/health-disability