32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Limeburners Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Limeburners Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of chronic illness mark Limeburners Creek compared to most similar areas. About 32.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This level of ill-health is reflected in the fact that more people here also need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, affecting 10.4% and 9.5% of people respectively. While a mental health condition affects 8.6% of residents, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Limeburners Creek, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.6% of the population, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Limeburners Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12337/limeburners-creek/topic/health-disability