30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riddells Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Riddells Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Riddells Creek, affecting 10% of residents. While most people here report no long-term health problems, the area has a higher rate of chronic conditions than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.3% of the population.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Riddells Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in other areas, with only 3.4% needing assistance. This is a little below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
3.4% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22172/riddells-creek/topic/health-disability