25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Armstrong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Armstrong Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 69% of people in Armstrong Creek report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area generally healthier than most, although there is a notably higher rate of mental health conditions compared to similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of people. Overall, 25.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Armstrong Creek, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.5% of residents. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.5% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20068/armstrong-creek/topic/health-disability