Brush Creek · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Brush Creek

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 25.6% of people live with a long-term health condition in Brush Creek, which is well below the Queensland figure. This is a sparsely populated area where most residents report no lasting health issues, and no one reported needing daily assistance.

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📍 Brush Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Brush Creek sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 113 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 8 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 12 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 32 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 78 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 107 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 120 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 206 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 290 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 281 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 424 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 561 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 772 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 953 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 1225 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 1195 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 1247 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 1198 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 1006 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 843 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 652 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 556 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 420 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 250 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 184 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 121 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 92 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 235 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brush Creek — lower than 66% of areas.

People with a long-term health condition compared with the state and national average
Brush Creek25.6%
4387, QLD 34.8%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are lower than in most areas, with arthritis and diabetes being the most common at 15.4% each. Notably, 0.0% of people reported a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Brush Creek, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 20%.

Long-term health conditions reported

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Brush Creek splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (40%) and Diabetes (40%), with Asthma at 20%.

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

No one in Brush Creek reported needing help with daily activities. This result is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 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 Brush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30397/brush-creek/topic/health-disability