31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Light · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Light
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Lower Light, where 31.5% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many people here manage health challenges, the level of support needed for daily tasks is roughly the same as across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 12.3%, followed by arthritis at 9.4%. While 31.5% of people have a long-term health issue—similar to the South Australian average—those with mental health conditions make up 8.4% of the population, which is a little below the state figure.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Light, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Lower Light need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
4.9% ▲ +84.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40787/lower-light/topic/health-disability