24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Castle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Castle Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Castle Creek compared to most similar areas. Only 24.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 5.9% of people have a mental health condition, a figure a little below the state and national averages. Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 7.1%, and over half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Castle Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is slightly lower than the state and national figures, with 4.7% of people requiring assistance. This puts the area around the middle when compared to similar places.
4.7% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Castle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20514/castle-creek/topic/health-disability