30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lowlands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lowlands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Lowlands live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. While 30.2% of residents report a long-term condition, the area sees a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.8%, while mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 5.4%.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Lowlands, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.1% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state's 4.6%.
8.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Lowlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50866/lowlands/topic/health-disability