32.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Causeway Lake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Causeway Lake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 14% is among the highest for similar areas in Causeway Lake. This contributes to a broader trend where 32.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These figures suggest a community with significant health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 14%, followed by arthritis at 13.2%. While half of the population reports no long-term health issues, about 5% of residents deal with three or more conditions.
14.0%
Higher than 90% 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 Causeway Lake, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5% of people in Causeway Lake need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6% and is about the same as the national average.
5.0% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Causeway Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30563/causeway-lake/topic/health-disability