29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lakes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lakes Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Lakes Creek, affecting 10.9% of residents. While overall health is similar to the state average, the area sees a much higher rate of mental health struggles than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Mental health is the most frequent issue at 10.9%, followed by arthritis at 9.6% and asthma at 9.2%.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Lakes Creek, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
5.5% ▲ +163.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Lakes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31624/lakes-creek/topic/health-disability