29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shady Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shady Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 30% of people in Shady Creek live with a long-term health condition. While most residents are healthy, there is a notable number of people managing mental health issues compared to other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are reported by 9.7% of residents, a rate higher than most areas, while asthma and arthritis also affect around 9% of the community.
9.7%
Higher than 65% 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 Shady Creek, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.2% of people in Shady Creek need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 5.8%.
2.2% ▲ —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Shady Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22266/shady-creek/topic/health-disability