24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cuthbert · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy majority of 61.1% of people in Cuthbert report having no long-term health conditions. This helps the area stay relatively well, with fewer people living with chronic illness than in most other similar Australian locations.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues reported are arthritis at 8.3% and asthma at 7.6%.
24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Cuthbert, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 1.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian figure of 5.8% and much lower than most other areas.
1.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Cuthbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50368/cuthbert/topic/health-disability