26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pascoe Vale South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pascoe Vale South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68% of people in Pascoe Vale South report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area generally healthier than most similar places, with a lower rate of chronic illness than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.3% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian average. The most common reported issues are other conditions (8.5%), mental health (8.2%), and asthma (8.1%).
8.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality 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 Pascoe Vale South, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 6.6% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
6.6% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22042/pascoe-vale-south/topic/health-disability