30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Swifts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Swifts Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Swifts Creek, affecting 11.2% of the population. Overall, 30.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, with arthritis and mental health being the most frequent. Mental health conditions affect 8.6% of the community, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Swifts Creek, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.3% of residents, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
4.3% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Swifts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22413/swifts-creek/topic/health-disability