32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Split Yard Creek · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 32.3% of people in Split Yard Creek live with a long-term health condition. This gap is most striking for mental health, which affects far more residents here than in the rest of the country.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.9% of residents. Overall, long-term health issues are well above the Queensland and Australian rates, with arthritis and cancer also frequently reported.
32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
12.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Split Yard Creek, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 21%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rates of illness, no one in Split Yard Creek reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Split Yard Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32617/split-yard-creek/topic/health-disability