23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Devereux Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Devereux Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Devereux Creek than in most other areas. Only 23.6% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are uncommon here, with 64.3% of people reporting none at all. This includes a low rate of mental health conditions at 5.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Devereux Creek, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 5.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Devereux Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30835/devereux-creek/topic/health-disability