24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pearsondale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pearsondale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Pearsondale have remained generally positive, with fewer people reporting long-term health issues than the national average. Only 24.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, and a very small number require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common long-term issue affecting 11.2% of the population, while 7.2% have a mental health condition.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Pearsondale, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by only 2.4% of residents. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and the 5.9% recorded for Victoria.
2.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Pearsondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22051/pearsondale/topic/health-disability