12.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Perisher Valley · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Perisher Valley report long-term health issues or disabilities. Only 12.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar places.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 3.0% of people, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition reported at 5.1%.
12.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Perisher Valley, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 13%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Perisher Valley reports needing help with their daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Perisher Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13199/perisher-valley/topic/health-disability