31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lovedale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lovedale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health conditions in Lovedale than in most similar areas. About 31.3% of residents have a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. However, the need for daily help remains low across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 10.4%, while 6.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, with 61.4% of the population remaining healthy.
6.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality 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 Lovedale, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Lovedale need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
3.2% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Lovedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12405/lovedale/topic/health-disability