27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Westlake · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Westlake
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people face long-term health struggles in Westlake compared to the state average. Only 6.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. This contributes to a general trend of better health across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27% of people here, which is lower than most similar areas. The most common reported issues are other conditions at 8.9% and asthma at 8%, while nearly 70% of residents report having no long-term health condition at all.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Westlake, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is slightly less common here than across the country. Only 4.1% of people require this support, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.1% ▲ +94.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Westlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33049/westlake/topic/health-disability