18.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hopkins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hopkins Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people have long-term health issues in Hopkins Creek than in most other areas. Only 18.7% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as significantly healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also lower than most areas at 5.8%. Among those with health issues, the most common are other conditions, arthritis, and asthma, while 66.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Hopkins Creek, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the general good health of the area, 7.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Hopkins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11941/hopkins-creek/topic/health-disability