30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Currency Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Currency Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health struggles affect more people in Currency Creek than in most other similar areas. About 30.9% of residents live with a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This means nearly one in three people face ongoing health challenges in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 10.4% of residents, which is higher than most areas. Overall, the most common long-term issues in the area are arthritis at 11.1% and mental health at 10.4%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Currency Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.5% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below both the South Australian figure of 6.7% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +155.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 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 Currency Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40342/currency-creek/topic/health-disability