27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Forge Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Forge Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Lower rates of mental health conditions and disability issues mark Forge Creek as a healthier area than most similar places. About 27.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 6.1% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 11.6%, followed by asthma at 8.7%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Forge Creek, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of people in Forge Creek need help with daily activities. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
3.2% ▲ +86.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Forge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20938/forge-creek/topic/health-disability