32.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Falls Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Falls Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than five points higher than the national figure, 32.9% of people in Falls Creek (L) (NSW) live with a long-term health condition. This is a notable gap compared to New South Wales and the rest of Australia. Most residents are healthy, with 61.2% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state and national figures, with 10.5% of people reporting a mental health condition. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 11.2%, followed by mental health and arthritis.
10.5%
Higher than 58% 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 Falls Creek, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activity assistance is needed by 7.8% of people, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
7.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Falls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122057/falls-creek/topic/health-disability