32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Macdonald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Lake Macdonald, where 11.6% of residents live with the condition. More than three in ten people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32% of people have a long-term health condition, a rate well above the Queensland and Australian figures. Mental health conditions affect 9.2% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Macdonald, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people in Lake Macdonald need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31615/lake-macdonald/topic/health-disability