14.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palen Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palen Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term illness marks Palen Creek compared to the rest of the country. Only 14.7% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is about half the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 3.8%, well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma (4.6%) and arthritis (4.1%) are the most common.
3.8%
Lower 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 Palen Creek, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.1% of people need some help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland (6.0%) and Australian (5.8%) figures.
4.1% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Palen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32253/palen-creek/topic/health-disability