25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stony Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower rate of long-term illness marks Stony Creek, where only 25.3% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%, suggesting a generally healthier population than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported at 9.8%. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.8%
Lower than 54% 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 Stony Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Stony Creek need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
6.5% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32673/stony-creek/topic/health-disability