31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Plenty
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 31% of people in Lower Plenty live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This means more residents here deal with chronic health issues compared to most other areas. The most common of these are arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis affecting 10.1% of people. While mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the population, this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Plenty, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people in Lower Plenty need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national averages.
5.9% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21547/lower-plenty/topic/health-disability