36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Halfway Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Halfway Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges are more common in Halfway Creek than in most other areas, with 36.2% of residents living with a long-term condition. This creates a higher demand for health support across the community compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 15% of people. This is well above the 8.8% national figure and the 8% seen across New South Wales, while arthritis is also common at 13.8%.
15.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Halfway Creek, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 8.9% of residents who need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% recorded for both the state and Australia.
8.9% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Halfway Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11838/halfway-creek/topic/health-disability