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North Lakes · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in North Lakes

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in North Lakes compared to the state and national figures. While 26.1% of residents report a long-term illness, a higher-than-average proportion of the population struggles with mental health.

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📍 North Lakes, Suburb / Locality

Where North Lakes sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Lakes — lower than 64% of areas.

North Lakes26.1%
4509, QLD 24.7%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 9.7% of people here have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. Overall, 67.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In North Lakes, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 67.9% One condition 18.2% Two conditions 5.3% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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North Lakes splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (20%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 9.7% Other condition 9.3% Asthma 8.1% Arthritis 6.8% Diabetes 4.0% Heart disease 3.4% Cancer 2.3% Lung condition 1.5% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily activity assistance is needed by 5.2% of the population, a figure that is about the same as both the Queensland and Australian averages.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% ▲ +116.4%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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 North Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32178/north-lakes/topic/health-disability