24.6%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forest Lake - Oxley · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Forest Lake - Oxley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with a long-term health condition in Forest Lake - Oxley compared to the rest of the state. Only 24.6% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the Queensland figure. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 8.2% of people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state figure. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while 16.7% live with one condition.
8.2%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Forest Lake - Oxley, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages. This is an increase of 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Forest Lake - Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31001/forest-lake-oxley/topic/health-disability