40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mullett Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mullett Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Mullett Creek live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 40.3% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 11 percentage points above the Queensland figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 25.4%, followed by diabetes at 10.4%. While these figures are among the highest for similar areas, the 9.0% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the national average.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Mullett Creek, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 13.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
13.4% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Mullett Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32060/mullett-creek/topic/health-disability