23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alligator Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alligator Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Alligator Creek than in most other areas. Only 23.8% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. This means a larger proportion of the local population enjoys good general health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthier than the average Australian, with 61.9% reporting no long-term health conditions at all. Mental health (7.6%) and asthma (7.5%) are the most common conditions, though mental health rates are a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Alligator Creek, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less likely to be restricted by disability here, as only 3.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
3.9% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Alligator Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30040/alligator-creek/topic/health-disability