40.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ivory Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ivory Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Ivory Creek live with a long-term health condition than in most similar areas. About 40.8% of the population deals with a chronic health issue, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 24.5% of residents. While overall illness is high, the 6.1% of people with a mental health condition is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Ivory Creek, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (38%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily support is high in Ivory Creek, with 10.2% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures, which sit at 6.0% and 5.8% respectively.
10.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Ivory Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31420/ivory-creek/topic/health-disability