21.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St Lucia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in St Lucia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 72% of residents in St Lucia report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a very healthy area, with far fewer people living with long-term illness than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common condition at 8.7%, which is about the same as the Queensland rate.
8.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 St Lucia, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.0% of people need help with daily activities, among the lowest across similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and remains well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.0% ▲ +67.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 St Lucia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031096/st-lucia/topic/health-disability