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Health & Disability in Smiths Creek

Name: Health & Disability in Smiths Creek — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Smiths Creek, where 26.4% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is slightly below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Smiths Creek, Suburb / Locality

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 26.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, with other conditions and arthritis being the most common. Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Smiths Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 61.4% One condition 19.7% Two conditions 4.1% Three or more 3.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Smiths Creek splits fairly evenly between Other condition (23%) and Arthritis (20%), with Mental health at 18%.

Other condition 11.0% Arthritis 9.6% Mental health 8.7% Asthma 5.5% Diabetes 3.5% Lung condition 2.6% Stroke 2.6% Heart disease 2.3% Cancer 2.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for help with daily activities is a little below the national figure of 5.8%, with 4.6% of people in the area requiring such assistance.

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/SAL13578/smiths-creek/topic/health-disability

Where Smiths Creek sits — People with a long-term health condition