41.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Laidley Heights · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Laidley Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Laidley Heights than in the rest of the country. Around 41.4% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 14 percentage points above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.7%, while 11.6% of people have a mental health condition. This last figure is higher than most areas and sits a little above the Queensland average of 9.6%.
11.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre 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 Laidley Heights, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much higher than most areas, with 8.6% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Laidley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321065/laidley-heights/topic/health-disability