34.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Georges Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Georges Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 34.7% of people in Georges Creek live with a long-term health condition. This means more than a third of the population manages an ongoing illness, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and other conditions are the most common long-term health issues, each affecting 14.7% of residents, followed by arthritis and heart disease at 10.7%. Mental health conditions are reported by 9.3% of people, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national levels.
9.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Georges Creek, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.3% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Georges Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20982/georges-creek/topic/health-disability