28.0%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Loftus - Yarrawarrah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Loftus - Yarrawarrah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 67% of people in Loftus - Yarrawarrah report having no long-term health conditions. The area is generally healthy, with mental health conditions being much less common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 9.3%, followed by asthma at 8.5%.
6.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 5.8%. This rate has risen slightly since 2016.
4.0% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021608/loftus-yarrawarrah/topic/health-disability