20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dows Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dows Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Dows Creek report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other regions, with a very low rate of chronic illness and mental health issues. The typical resident is far more likely to be free of long-term health problems compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a mental health rate of 4.1%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average of 9.6%.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Dows Creek, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Dows Creek need help with daily activities, at just 2.1%. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Dows Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30874/dows-creek/topic/health-disability