40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fyans Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fyans Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Fyans Creek involves managing a health struggle, as 40.4% of people live with a long-term condition. This rate is far above the national figure of 27.7% and among the highest for similar areas. Most residents are healthy, but those with conditions often face multiple challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (21.3%), heart disease (12.8%), and lung conditions (12.8%) being the most reported. While mental health conditions affect 8.5% of people—about the same as the Victorian average—6.4% of residents manage three or more health conditions at once.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Fyans Creek, None is the majority at 71%; Two conditions is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Support for daily tasks is needed by 6.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Fyans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20959/fyans-creek/topic/health-disability