23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Muscle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Muscle Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Muscle Creek than in most similar areas. Only 23.0% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a generally healthy population with low rates of chronic illness and disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 7.7%, while mental health conditions affect 6.1% of residents. This is a little below the 8.8% national figure, and most people here have no long-term health conditions at all.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Muscle Creek, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.3% of people in Muscle Creek need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
1.3% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Muscle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12878/muscle-creek/topic/health-disability