36.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Smiths Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Smiths Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 9.4 percentage points separates Smiths Creek from the state average, as a much higher proportion of people here live with long-term health conditions. While chronic illness is common, the area is notably healthier than the national average when it comes to mental health and daily assistance needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Asthma is the most common issue at 12.7%, while mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 5.5%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Smiths Creek, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (38%) and Two conditions (13%).
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 national figure of 5.8% and much lower than most other similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 Smiths Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13577/smiths-creek/topic/health-disability