34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mulla Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mulla Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted since 2011, with 34.5% of Mulla Creek residents now living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. While many people manage chronic illness, very few residents currently require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with asthma (13.8%) and arthritis (11.5%) being the most frequent. About 8% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Mulla Creek, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Mulla Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12830/mulla-creek/topic/health-disability