16.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pastoria · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pastoria
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health issues in Pastoria than in the rest of the state. Only 16% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. This trend suggests a population with a very low burden of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for this area type, with 62.7% of people reporting none at all. Arthritis is the most common condition at 8%, while 0% of residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Pastoria, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is a challenge for very few here, with 0% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Pastoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22043/pastoria/topic/health-disability