31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Welcome Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Welcome Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of people needing help with daily tasks than most areas marks the health profile of Welcome Creek. About 31.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in typical Australian towns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with 31.6% of people affected. Arthritis is the most reported issue at 14.3%, while 9.5% of residents live with a mental health condition, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Welcome Creek, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for residents here than in most other areas. Around 7.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
7.6% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Welcome Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33023/welcome-creek/topic/health-disability