37.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lakeside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lakeside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Lakeside from the national average for long-term health issues. About 37.7% of people here live with a lasting health condition, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This suggests a community with significantly higher health needs than most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13% of residents. Other frequent long-term issues include asthma at 11.6% and arthritis and lung conditions, both at 8.7%.
13.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Lakeside, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common in Lakeside, with 11.6% of people requiring support. This is well above the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
11.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Lakeside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31625/lakeside/topic/health-disability