32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Herons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Herons Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of residents in Herons Creek live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, suggesting that health challenges are a common part of daily life for many people in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Asthma is the most common issue at 12.6%, while mental health conditions affect 7.3% of the population, a figure slightly below the national average.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Herons Creek, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 6.5% of residents who need help with their usual activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
6.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Herons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11904/herons-creek/topic/health-disability