21.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gould Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gould Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.7% of people in Gould Creek live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This suggests a population in very good health compared to other parts of the country. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect just 4.2% of the community, which is much lower than the 8.8% seen across Australia. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 7.9%, followed by asthma at 7.1%.
4.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Gould Creek, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
3.3% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Gould Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40526/gould-creek/topic/health-disability