31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laravale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Laravale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Laravale live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where chronic health challenges are more common than in most other areas, though few residents require daily help to manage them.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with 31.9% of people reporting a long-term condition, well above the Queensland rate of 28.8%. Arthritis (14.6%) and asthma (13.5%) are the most frequent, while 9.2% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
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 Laravale, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of chronic illness, only 3.2% of people in Laravale need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.2% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Laravale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31640/laravale/topic/health-disability