31.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riddells Creek · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Riddells Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 62.1% of people in Riddells Creek report having no long-term health conditions. While the area is generally healthier than similar places, about 31.1% of residents live with a long-term health issue, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 10.3%, followed by mental health at 9.7% and arthritis at 9.1%. Those with mental health conditions make up about 9.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
9.7%
Lower than 52% 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 Riddells Creek, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national average and has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
3.2% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215071/riddells-creek/topic/health-disability