26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandy Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term illness in Sandy Creek than in most other areas. Only 26.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the South Australian figure of 31.0%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.0% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include arthritis at 8.6% and asthma at 7.2%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Sandy Creek, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Sandy Creek need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the state; this is the case for 4.2% of residents.
4.2% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41305/sandy-creek/topic/health-disability