22.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bakers Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Bakers Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22.1% of people in Bakers Creek have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a healthier-than-average population for the area, with very few residents requiring significant health support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health issues is much lower than in most areas, including mental health conditions at 7.1%. Asthma is the most common reported condition at 8.1%, while 63.2% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
7.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre 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 Bakers Creek, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.7%.
3.3% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321007/bakers-creek/topic/health-disability