27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lutwyche · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lutwyche
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Lutwyche than in most other areas. While about 27.4% of people live with a long-term health issue, the rate of mental health conditions is well above both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 13.8%, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other common issues include asthma at 7.7% and arthritis at 5.2%, though 65.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Lutwyche, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.8% ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Lutwyche [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31706/lutwyche/topic/health-disability