25.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dry Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better overall health outcomes mark daily life in Dry Creek, where 61.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions. This is a remarkably healthy area, with the rate of long-term illness sitting well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.4% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31%. Mental health conditions are also less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.9% of the population.
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 Dry Creek, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rates of chronic illness, 6.5% of people need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
6.5% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40373/dry-creek/topic/health-disability