23.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alligator Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Alligator Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 68% of people in Alligator Creek report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with a far lower rate of chronic illness than both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 23.9% of residents, which is well below the Queensland rate of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national figure at 7.4%, with asthma and arthritis being the most common reported illnesses.
7.4%
Lower than 76% 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 Alligator Creek, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure has risen since 2011, when it was 2.6%.
5.4% ▲ +108.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Alligator Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322001/alligator-creek/topic/health-disability