31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pentland Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pentland Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Pentland Hills live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While many residents manage chronic health issues, the area sees very few people requiring daily assistance or struggling with mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31% of people have a long-term health condition, a rate well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Asthma (15.8%) and arthritis (10.8%) are common, yet those reporting a mental health condition are well below the national figure at just 2.5%.
2.5%
Lower than 86% 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 Pentland Hills, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent here, as 0.0% of people report needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national figures, which sit around 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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 Pentland Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22058/pentland-hills/topic/health-disability