21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Machine Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Machine Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Machine Creek report long-term health struggles compared to the rest of the country. Only 21.4% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little lower here at 6.9% compared to the national 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 8.4%, and nearly 68% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.9%
Lower 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 Machine Creek, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people need some help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8% and is about the middle for similar areas.
4.6% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Machine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31723/machine-creek/topic/health-disability