24.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leigh Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Less than a quarter of people in Leigh Creek report a long-term health condition, making it a healthier place than most similar areas. Only 24.2% of residents live with a chronic illness, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 11.0%. Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Leigh Creek, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below both the state and national rates.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40756/leigh-creek/topic/health-disability