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The Lockyer Valley Regional Council Health and Wellbeing Index was 6.8/10, lower than the Australian average (7.1)

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Health and Wellbeing in Lockyer Valley Regional Council in 2023

The section reports on your residents’ overall health, and how they feel about their current and future physical health, mental health and social wellbeing. It gives you the capability to explore how your residents’ views regarding their health compare beyond, across and within your LGA.

Lockyer Valley Regional Council Health and Wellbeing Index
Australia: 2023
7.1
Queensland: 2023
7.1
Regional Australia: 2023
7.0
South East Queensland: 2023
7.1
Collected July 2023

The Health and Wellbeing Index is creared by averaging residents self-reported ratings of their current physical health, mental health and social wellbeing. The maximum possible score on the Index is 10.
Lockyer Valley Regional Council residents Health and Wellbeing Index returned a value of 6.8 out of 10. This finding was lower than Australia: 2023 (7.1), Queensland: 2023 (7.1), Regional Australia: 2023 (7.0), and South East Queensland: 2023 (7.1).

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Physical health

Residents rated their current physical health an average of 6.7 out of 10. When asked about the future, 26% forecast that their physical health will get better in 12 months and 13% believe it will get worse.
How would you rate your physical health?
Do you think your physical health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
6.7
Very poor
Excellent
May 2022 (n = 499)
6.1
Very poor
Excellent
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Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
13%
62%
26%
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May 2022 (n = 499)
9%
63%
28%
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Mental health

Residents rated their current mental health an average of 7.1 out of 10. When asked about the future, 18% forecast that their mental health will get better in 12 months and 11% believe it will get worse.
How would you rate your mental health?
Do you think your mental health will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
7.1
Very poor
Excellent
May 2022 (n = 499)
6.2
Very poor
Excellent
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Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
11%
71%
18%
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May 2022 (n = 499)
7%
71%
22%
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Social wellbeing

Residents rated their current social wellbeing an average of 6.8 out of 10. When asked about the future, 16% forecast that their social wellbeing will get better in 12 months and 8% believe it will get worse.
How would you rate your social wellbeing?
Do you think your social wellbeing will get better, worse or stay the same over the next year?
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
6.8
Very poor
Excellent
May 2022 (n = 499)
6.3
Very poor
Excellent
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Lockyer Valley Regional Council 2023 (n = 507)
8%
76%
16%
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May 2022 (n = 499)
8%
70%
22%
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