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Wheeny Creek · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wheeny Creek

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A gap of 7.5 percentage points separates Wheeny Creek from the national figure for long-term health issues, making it a remarkably healthy place. Only 20.3% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the Australian average.

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📍 Wheeny Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

20.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wheeny Creek — lower than 86% of areas.

Wheeny Creek20.3%
2758, NSW 28.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Just 20.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 12.2%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27%, and no residents reported a mental health condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wheeny Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 50.0% One condition 18.9% Three or more 5.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Wheeny Creek, the largest group is Arthritis at 35%, followed by Other condition (19%) and Asthma (15%).

Arthritis 12.2% Other condition 6.8% Asthma 5.4% Cancer 5.4% Lung condition 5.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% figure seen across both the state and the nation.

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 Wheeny Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14286/wheeny-creek/topic/health-disability