30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lota · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lota
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Lota. About 30.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is seen across both physical and mental health, with a notable number of people requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.3% of the population. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 9.6% and asthma at 8.1%, while 62.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Lota, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 7.6% of people in Lota need some help with daily activities. This is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
7.6% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31686/lota/topic/health-disability