23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Point Lowly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Point Lowly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Point Lowly live with long-term health conditions than the national average. Only 23.5% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This describes a population that is generally healthier than most across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health conditions are uncommon here, those with mental health issues (11.8%) are a little above the state and national figures. Heart disease (17.6%) and arthritis (14.7%) are the most common conditions reported by residents.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Point Lowly, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Point Lowly reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% typical for Australia and the 6.7% seen across South Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Point Lowly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41170/point-lowly/topic/health-disability