26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swan Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swan Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67.9% of people in Swan Creek report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most similar places, with the proportion of people living with chronic illness sitting slightly below the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the national average of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.3% of the population.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Swan Creek, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.7% of people, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages of 5.8%.
4.7% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Swan Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13721/swan-creek/topic/health-disability