36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rush Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rush Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Rush Creek than in most other areas. About 36.2% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with a notably higher burden of long-term illness compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12.5% of people, followed by asthma and diabetes. While long-term health conditions are much more common than in most areas, the 7.9% of residents with a mental health condition is about the same as the national figure.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Rush Creek, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 5.3% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as both the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Rush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32496/rush-creek/topic/health-disability