39.8%
Higher than 89% 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.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Lockyer, where 39.8% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking the area as having a much higher rate of chronic illness than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 17.2% of people—well above the 8.8% national average. Other common long-term struggles include arthritis at 12.6% and asthma at 12.0%.
17.2%
Higher than 97% 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 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 12.3% of people needing help with everyday activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
12.3% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
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/SAL50858/lockyer/topic/health-disability