22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Julia Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Julia Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health reports for Julia Creek have remained generally positive over the last decade, with far fewer people living with chronic illness than in other parts of the country. Only 22.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.1% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis (8.0%) and asthma (7.8%) are the most frequent ailments, though nearly 60% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Julia Creek, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents, with only 2.4% needing help with everyday activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
2.4% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Julia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31460/julia-creek/topic/health-disability