25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Valencia Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Valencia Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 25.7% of people in Valencia Creek have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. This suggests a generally healthy population, with the majority of residents reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little less common here at 7.0% compared to the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, arthritis and asthma are the most frequent at 9.6% each.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Valencia Creek, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.9% of residents need some help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
5.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Valencia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22621/valencia-creek/topic/health-disability