24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pheasant Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pheasant Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Pheasant Creek, affecting 10.6% of residents. This figure is a little above the state and national averages. Overall, the area is healthier than most, with fewer people reporting chronic illnesses than in other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. While mental health is the most frequent issue at 10.6%, other common conditions include arthritis at 7.2% and asthma at 5.8%.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Pheasant Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.2% of people in Pheasant Creek need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
4.2% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Pheasant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22064/pheasant-creek/topic/health-disability