37.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ma Ma Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ma Ma Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average defines Ma Ma Creek, where 37.4% of people live with a chronic condition. This is nearly 10 percentage points higher than the Australian figure. Most residents are healthy, but those with illness often face arthritis or asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 20.6%. While 37.4% of people have a chronic illness, mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Ma Ma Creek, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.9% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Ma Ma Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31713/ma-ma-creek/topic/health-disability