36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lowther · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lowther
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Lowther live with a long-term health condition, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. While 36.2% of residents manage a chronic illness, surprisingly, no one in the area reports needing help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with 36.2% of people affected—well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 18.8%, followed by mental health conditions, which affect 11.6% of the population.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Lowther, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Lowther reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lowther [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12424/lowther/topic/health-disability