30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Running Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Running Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than the national average mark Running Creek, where 30.8% of people live with a chronic condition. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health, with a notably high number of residents requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, including mental health issues which affect 11.6% of the population. Arthritis is the most reported condition at 13.7%, while 56.2% of residents report having no long-term health problems.
11.6%
Higher than 81% 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 Running Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for a larger share of the population here than elsewhere. About 8.9% of people need assistance with daily activities, which is well above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Running Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32493/running-creek/topic/health-disability