40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Baffle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Baffle Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty per cent of people in Baffle Creek live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness is reflected in the local need for daily support. It is one of the areas with the highest levels of health challenges in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 14.2%, while 11% of residents have a mental health condition, which is much higher than most areas. Nearly 40% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Baffle Creek, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 10.3% of residents. This is well above the 5.8% national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
10.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Baffle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30114/baffle-creek/topic/health-disability