34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lower Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lower Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 24.2% of people in Lower Creek live with a mental health condition, which is far above the national figure. This contributes to a broader trend where health struggles are much more common here than in most other areas. Roughly one third of the population manages a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.8% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27%. While 40.9% of people report no long-term conditions, others face multiple challenges, with 13.6% living with three or more.
24.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Lower Creek, None is the majority at 59%; Three or more is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for many here, as 15.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
15.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Lower Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12413/lower-creek/topic/health-disability