35.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lawnton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lawnton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Lawnton live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high level of illness is most visible in mental health, where 14.7% of residents report a condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the Queensland average of 28.8%. Mental health is the most common issue at 14.7%, followed by asthma at 11.3% and arthritis at 10.0%.
14.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Lawnton, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 8.2% of people here who need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.2% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Lawnton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31647/lawnton/topic/health-disability