40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rowlands Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rowlands Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high number of residents in Rowlands Creek live with long-term health issues, with 40.5% of people reporting a chronic condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While many face long-term illness, a smaller proportion of the community requires daily help with basic tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, especially arthritis at 16.7% and cancer at 13.1%. This is among the highest rates of long-term conditions for similar areas, though mental health conditions are a little below the national average at 6.0%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Rowlands Creek, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and lower than most similar areas.
3.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Rowlands Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13447/rowlands-creek/topic/health-disability