36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Branch Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Branch Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 36% of people in Branch Creek live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. While physical health issues are common here, there are very few reports of mental health struggles or people needing daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 15.2%, followed by diabetes and heart disease at 12.1% each. However, no residents reported having a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Branch Creek, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Branch Creek require help with daily activities, with the local rate of 0.0% sitting well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 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 Branch Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30357/branch-creek/topic/health-disability