40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 40.7% of people in West Creek live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7% and represents one of the highest rates for areas of this type. Most residents deal with asthma or arthritis, though more than half of the population reports having no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very common here, with 15.9% of people having asthma and 9.7% with arthritis. In contrast, the 8.0% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 West Creek, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, those needing help with daily activities make up only 3.5% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 West Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22755/west-creek/topic/health-disability