18.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Timber Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Timber Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18.7% of people in Timber Creek live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most other Australian communities. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The rate of long-term health conditions is much lower than most areas, with diabetes being the most common at 7.9%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than elsewhere, at just 2.9%.
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Timber Creek, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.2% of people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure.
3.2% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Timber Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70257/timber-creek/topic/health-disability