13.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laura · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Laura
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 13.5% of people in Laura have a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level, with a very low rate of chronic illness and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A tiny 3% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure. Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue at 8.3%, while nearly half the population reports having no health conditions at all.
3.0%
Lower than 84% 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 Laura, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Laura reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% typical for Australia and the 6% seen across Queensland.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31642/laura/topic/health-disability