12.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lockhart River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lockhart River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Lockhart River report long-term health issues compared to similar areas. Only 12.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile of a community with remarkably low reported rates of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far less common here than in the rest of Queensland, with diabetes being the most reported at 5.3%. Mental health conditions are also well below the national average, affecting only 2.0% of the population.
2.0%
Lower than 89% 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 Lockhart River, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 1.4% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
1.4% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31673/lockhart-river/topic/health-disability