27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Martins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Martins Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability levels in Martins Creek are almost identical to the state and national figures. About 27.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, a rate that mirrors the rest of Australia. Most residents are healthy, with 62.1% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 10.8% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.5% of residents, which is about the same as the 8.8% figure for Australia.
8.5%
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 Martins Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance needs are similar to other areas, with 5.4% of people requiring help with their everyday activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% rate seen across New South Wales.
5.4% ▲ +103.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Martins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12521/martins-creek/topic/health-disability