31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flinders · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Flinders
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Chronic health conditions have become more common in Flinders, with 31.7% of people now living with a long-term illness. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%. While overall health struggles are higher here, the rate of mental health conditions is notably low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.7%, though mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at just 4.5%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Flinders, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% national figure and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.0% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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/sal/SAL20930/flinders/topic/health-disability