26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of illness and disability than most similar areas mark Little River, where 68.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions. The community is notably healthy, with no residents reporting a mental health condition or a need for daily assistance.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Among those with health issues, lung conditions (13.2%) and arthritis (7.9%) are the most common.
26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Little River, None is the majority at 90%; One condition is next at 10%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Little River reports needing help with daily activities, a figure well below both the New South Wales and Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12366/little-river/topic/health-disability