42.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laguna Quays · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Laguna Quays
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than four in ten people in Laguna Quays live with a long-term health condition, making it one of the areas with the highest rates of illness at this level. This high burden of health issues is reflected in the daily lives of residents, with a significant number requiring regular assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 42.7% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common reports include other conditions (14.6%) and lung conditions (12.4%), while mental health conditions affect 11.2% of the population.
11.2%
Higher than 78% 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 Laguna Quays, the largest group is None at 47%, followed by One condition (22%) and Two conditions (20%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common here, affecting 15.7% of people. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia, consistent with the area's high rate of chronic health conditions.
15.7% ▲ +212.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Laguna Quays [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31605/laguna-quays/topic/health-disability