22.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bakers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bakers Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than most other areas define Bakers Creek, where only 22.1% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well below both the Queensland and national rates, suggesting a population that is generally healthier than the typical Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in similar areas, with the most reported being asthma at 8.1% and mental health at 7.1%. Mental health conditions are a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia, while 63.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Bakers Creek, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, as only 3.3% of people need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the state figure of 6.0%.
3.3% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30119/bakers-creek/topic/health-disability