33.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Pappinbarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Pappinbarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Lower Pappinbarra live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. These chronic health issues are common here, with arthritis and mental health being the most reported conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a rate well above the 27.7% seen across Australia. Mental health conditions are also a little more common here than in the state or nation, affecting 10.3% of the population.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Lower Pappinbarra, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is managed without help for most, as only 4.4% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% national average and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.4% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Lower Pappinbarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12419/lower-pappinbarra/topic/health-disability