22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Reedy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Reedy Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Reedy Creek report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Asthma is the most common condition at 7.2%, while mental health issues are less frequent here than in most areas, affecting 6.4% of people.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Reedy Creek, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.6% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Reedy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32414/reedy-creek/topic/health-disability