38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bottle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bottle Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Bottle Creek, where 38.1% of residents now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7%, marking the area as one with significantly higher health needs than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 16.7% of people—well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Arthritis and diabetes are also common, with both affecting 16.7% of the population.
16.7%
Higher than 96% 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 Bottle Creek, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for many here, with 9.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across both Australia and New South Wales.
9.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Bottle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10517/bottle-creek/topic/health-disability