28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of mental health conditions and disability needs set Swan Creek apart from most similar areas. While nearly 29% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.9% of people here, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 12.4%, followed by asthma and mental health at 9.9% each.
9.9%
Higher than 68% 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 Swan Creek, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is higher than most areas, with 6.2% of people requiring assistance. This is about the same as the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
6.2% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Swan Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32706/swan-creek/topic/health-disability