34.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spring Gully · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Spring Gully
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Significant health challenges impact daily life in Spring Gully, where 34.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This rate is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health struggles are more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, both affecting 12.5% of people. The 12.5% rate for mental health is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Spring Gully, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.1% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Spring Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22320/spring-gully/topic/health-disability