30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Horseshoe Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Horseshoe Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents now live with health challenges in Horseshoe Creek compared to earlier years. About 30.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 10.1%, followed by mental health at 8.7%. While 62.3% of people have no long-term condition, the overall rate of illness is a little above the national figure.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Horseshoe Creek, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.7% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
8.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Horseshoe Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11947/horseshoe-creek/topic/health-disability