29.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lockyer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lockyer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Lockyer is right in the middle of the pack compared to similar areas for overall health and disability. About 29.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.1% of residents. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 14.6%, while 67.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Lockyer, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Lockyer need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the state. At 4.5%, this is slightly below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Lockyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31675/lockyer/topic/health-disability