31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Slacks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Slacks Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of health challenges mark Slacks Creek, where 31.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is a particularly prominent issue, affecting 12% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, which helps explain why 31.6% of residents have a long-term illness. Asthma (10.3%) and arthritis (9.5%) are also frequent, and about 4.7% of people manage three or more conditions.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Slacks Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 8.4% of people in Slacks Creek who need help with basic activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.4% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32576/slacks-creek/topic/health-disability