31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greens Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Greens Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Greens Creek live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 31.1% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is most visible in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are common here, affecting 11.6% of people, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 9.9% and asthma at 9.0%.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Greens Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.1% of people in Greens Creek need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.1% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Greens Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31241/greens-creek/topic/health-disability