30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Eacham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Eacham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2% of people in Lake Eacham need help with daily activities, making it a remarkably independent place to live. While about 30% of residents manage a long-term health condition, very few require significant daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health and arthritis are the most common issues, affecting 8.9% and 8.7% of residents respectively.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Lake Eacham, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 2.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
2.0% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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 Lake Eacham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31614/lake-eacham/topic/health-disability