42.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lefthand Branch · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lefthand Branch
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Lefthand Branch than in the rest of the state. About 42% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is much higher than the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 20.3%, followed by heart disease and lung conditions, both at 10.1%.
15.9%
Higher than 94% 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 Lefthand Branch, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, 4.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 6%.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Lefthand Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31649/lefthand-branch/topic/health-disability