33.9%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flinders · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Flinders
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 33% of people in Flinders live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. Despite this, the area has a very low rate of mental health conditions and a decreasing need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect only 4.6% of residents, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 13.4%, though over half the population reports having no health conditions at all.
4.6%
Lower than 90% 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 Flinders, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.1% of people in Flinders need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a significant improvement over time, as the figure fell by 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
4.1% ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
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).
More for Flinders
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221028/flinders/topic/health-disability