29.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Flinders
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Flinders generally fares better than most similar areas in terms of health and wellbeing. While 29.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the local rate of mental health conditions is much lower than in other comparable places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 10.4% of people. While 29.4% of the population have a long-term condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%, only 6.2% have a mental health condition.
6.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Flinders, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A smaller share of people in Flinders need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 4.3%, this is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021378/flinders/topic/health-disability