32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scott Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scott Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A tiny fraction of people in Scott Creek need help with daily activities, at just 1.3%. While more residents live with long-term health conditions than in most areas, these are rarely severe enough to require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common, though the 5.3% with a mental health condition is well below the Australian average.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Scott Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.3% of the population needs help with daily tasks, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian average of 6.7%.
1.3% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Scott Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41310/scott-creek/topic/health-disability