29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lue · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lue
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Lue has a health profile that closely mirrors the national average. Around 29.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, though the area has a lower rate of mental health conditions and daily assistance needs than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13%, while mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 6.5%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Lue, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are lower than most areas, with 3.7% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Lue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12429/lue/topic/health-disability