28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scotts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scotts Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Scotts Creek report mental health conditions, with only 5.1% of people affected. This is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the health of the community is fairly typical, with most people living without any long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Victorian rate. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, each affecting 10.3% of the population.
5.1%
Lower than 74% 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 Scotts Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Scotts Creek need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Victorian and national figures, which sit around 5.8% or 5.9%.
3.7% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Scotts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22245/scotts-creek/topic/health-disability