30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Armstrong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Armstrong Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health conditions in Armstrong Creek than in most similar areas. Around 30.8% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite these conditions, very few people in the area require daily help to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 9.8%, followed by asthma at 9.5% and arthritis at 8.5%. This rate of mental health conditions is higher than in most areas and sits slightly above the national figure.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Armstrong Creek, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is well below both the Queensland average of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
1.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30085/armstrong-creek/topic/health-disability