20.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fly Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fly Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Fly Creek have remained steady over the last decade, with the community seeing far fewer chronic illnesses than the national average. Only 20.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A small number of people report long-term health issues, with 4.8% having a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% national figure. Most residents have no long-term health conditions, while 18.5% report having one.
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 Fly Creek, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 3.7% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory.
3.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Fly Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70102/fly-creek/topic/health-disability