30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Deep Creek · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher rate of mental health conditions than the state average marks the health profile of Deep Creek. While 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the most striking gap is seen in mental health, which is far above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Long-term conditions people report.
One in five people here has a mental health condition, a figure far above the 8% seen across Australia. This accounts for the bulk of long-term health issues in the area, where 30% of residents report a condition, which is well above the New South Wales average.
30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
20.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Deep Creek, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in this area reports needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Deep Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11232/deep-creek/topic/health-disability