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Rapid Creek · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Rapid Creek

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A much lower share of people live with long-term health conditions in Rapid Creek compared to the national figure. Only 20.2% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthier areas in the region.

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📍 Rapid Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Rapid Creek sits — People with a long-term health condition

20.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rapid Creek — lower than 86% of areas.

Rapid Creek20.2%
0810, NT 20.0%
Northern Territory 19.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 73.3% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions affect 6.8% of residents, which is a little below the national figure but a little above the Northern Territory average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Rapid Creek, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 73.3% One condition 15.1% Two conditions 4.0% Three or more 1.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Rapid Creek splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Other condition (19%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 6.8% Other condition 6.1% Asthma 5.5% Arthritis 4.9% Diabetes 3.3% Heart disease 2.1% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 1.3% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.0% of people in Rapid Creek need help with daily activities. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.0% ▲ +5.7%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Rapid Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70231/rapid-creek/topic/health-disability