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Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

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

A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan than in most other areas. About 33% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are common across the region, with arthritis and mental health being the most frequent conditions.

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📍 Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan sits — People with a long-term health condition

33.0%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan — higher than 79% of areas.

Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan33.0%
Rest of Vic. 33.3%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of Victoria, with 33% of people affected. Arthritis is the most reported issue at 11.4%, while mental health conditions are also higher than the national average at 10.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 57.5% One condition 21.4% Two conditions 7.7% Three or more 3.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (17%), with Other condition at 16%.

Arthritis 11.4% Mental health 10.2% Other condition 9.3% Asthma 9.2% Heart disease 5.2% Diabetes 4.9% Cancer 3.8% Lung condition 2.8% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.9% ▲ +15.5%

Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20102/creswick-daylesford-ballan/topic/health-disability