39.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Creswick · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Creswick
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Creswick live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Nearly 40% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.6% of the population, well above the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%. Among the most common long-term issues are arthritis at 14.2% and asthma at 11.6%, with about 7% of residents managing three or more conditions.
13.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre 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 Creswick, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%. This need for support has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 7.9%.
8.4% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215028/creswick/topic/health-disability