32.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barker Creek Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barker Creek Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition in Barker Creek Flat, affecting 11.5% of residents. This area sees more people struggling with chronic health issues than most other similar places, with 32.8% of the population reporting a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health issues are slightly more common here than across Australia, affecting 9.8% of people.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Barker Creek Flat, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Barker Creek Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30160/barker-creek-flat/topic/health-disability