34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alice Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alice Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
One in five people in Alice Creek has a mental health condition, a figure far above the national average. While many residents manage long-term health issues, the area is sparsely populated and very few people require daily physical assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with 34% of people affected. Mental health is the most reported issue at 20%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
20.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Alice Creek, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require help with daily activities, with 0.0% needing assistance. This is well below both the state figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Alice Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30033/alice-creek/topic/health-disability