32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stony Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 32% of people live with a long-term health condition in Stony Creek, a figure well above the national and state averages. This means health challenges are more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most reported conditions, each affecting 10.3% of residents. While many people have no long-term health issues, 21.3% of the population manage one condition.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Stony Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need some help with their daily activities, which is a higher rate than in most other areas.
5.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22364/stony-creek/topic/health-disability