35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Simpsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Simpsons Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Simpsons Creek live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While chronic health issues are common here, very few residents require daily help to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A long-term health condition affects 35.9% of residents, a figure well above the 27.4% seen across Victoria. This is largely driven by other conditions, arthritis and asthma, though mental health conditions are a little below the national average at 7.7%.
7.7%
Lower 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 Simpsons Creek, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 37%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Zero people in the area report needing help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Simpsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22284/simpsons-creek/topic/health-disability