40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lowood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lowood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Lowood live with long-term health issues than in the rest of the state. About 40% of residents have a long-term condition, which is more than 11 percentage points higher than the Queensland average. This creates a significant health gap compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 15.4% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 14.2% and asthma at 13.3%.
15.4%
Higher than 93% 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 Lowood, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is much higher than in most areas, with 10% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well above the 6% seen across Queensland.
10.0% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31700/lowood/topic/health-disability