Prestons · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Prestons

Name: Health & Disability in Prestons — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Prestons than in most other Australian areas. Only 20.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population across the board.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 4.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents are healthy, with 72.9% reporting no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Prestons, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 72.9% One condition 14.9% Two conditions 3.9% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Prestons splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Diabetes (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Other condition 7.1% Diabetes 6.2% Asthma 6.0% Arthritis 5.5% Mental health 4.1% Heart disease 2.8% Cancer 1.4% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Around 5.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.

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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13272/prestons/topic/health-disability

Where Prestons sits — People with a long-term health condition