25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Lewis · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Lewis
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher than usual 9.3% of people in Mount Lewis need help with daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures. Despite this, the area has a lower rate of long-term health conditions compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Mental health conditions are particularly low at 5.6%, well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Mount Lewis, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are high here, with 9.3% of people requiring help. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across New South Wales and Australia.
9.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Mount Lewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12785/mount-lewis/topic/health-disability