40.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bull Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bull Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness marks daily life in Bull Creek, where 40.5% of residents live with a chronic health condition. This figure is far above the national average, reflecting a community with significant health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 18% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Asthma is the next most frequent long-term condition at 14.4%, followed by arthritis and cancer.
18.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Bull Creek, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of illness, those needing help with daily activities make up 4.5% of the population, which is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40182/bull-creek/topic/health-disability