22.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Red Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Red Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report living with chronic illness in Red Creek compared to the rest of the state. Only 22.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This trend of better-than-average health is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 4.8% of people, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis and heart disease are the most common conditions reported.
4.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Red Creek, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Red Creek need help with daily activities, at only 2.1%. This is much lower than most areas and sits well below the South Australian rate of 6.7%.
2.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Red Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41239/red-creek/topic/health-disability