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4342, QLD · Postcode

Health & Disability in 4342, QLD

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Over a third of people in postcode 4342 live with a long-term health condition, which is much higher than most areas. This represents a significant health burden for the community compared to state and national figures. Mental health and arthritis are among the most common long-term struggles reported here.

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📍 4342, QLD, Postcode

Where 4342, QLD sits — People with a long-term health condition

35.3%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4342, QLD — higher than 82% of areas.

4342, QLD35.3%
Lockyer Valley 33.4%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 12.2% of residents, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Overall, 35.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is 7.6 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 4342, QLD, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.

None 53.0% One condition 22.6% Two conditions 8.5% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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4342, QLD splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (19%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 12.2% Arthritis 11.8% Asthma 10.4% Other condition 9.3% Diabetes 5.7% Heart disease 4.8% Cancer 4.2% Lung condition 2.6% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 8.2%, which is a little above the national figure. This need for assistance has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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8.2% ▲ +30.0%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

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 4342, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4342/4342-qld/topic/health-disability