30.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
King Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in King Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of long-term health issues defines King Creek (L), where 30.3% of residents live with a lasting condition. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Despite this, the area fares better than most similar regions in several health categories.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 10.5%, followed by asthma at 9.1%. While the local rate of long-term health conditions is a little above the national figure, 62.6% of people here report having no long-term health issues at all.
8.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre 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 King Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.2% of people, which is about the same as across Australia. This figure has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 King Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121058/king-creek/topic/health-disability