31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Steels Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Steels Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Steels Creek is marked by a higher-than-average rate of long-term illness, though very few people need help with their day-to-day tasks. Around 31.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported condition at 11.6%. While chronic illness is high, mental health conditions affect 8.3% of people, which is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Steels Creek, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.8% of people in Steels Creek need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national average of 5.8%.
1.8% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Steels Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22355/steels-creek/topic/health-disability