21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Captain Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Captain Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Captain Creek has seen a shift in its health profile since 2011, now appearing much healthier than most other areas. Only 21.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This is a notably healthy community where the vast majority of people report no chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 4.4% of residents, a figure well below the Queensland average of 9.6%. Among those with long-term illnesses, arthritis is the most common at 9.5%, while 61.3% of all residents report having no health conditions at all.
4.4%
Lower than 77% 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 Captain Creek, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 6.6% of people in Captain Creek need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.6% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Captain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30531/captain-creek/topic/health-disability