37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Perry Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Perry Bridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 37.5% of people in Perry Bridge live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. While chronic health issues are common here, the area has a very low rate of mental health conditions and an unusually low need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common than in most areas, with arthritis (20.8%) and asthma (18.1%) being the most frequent. Conversely, mental health conditions affect only 4.2% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
4.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Perry Bridge, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Perry Bridge reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Perry Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22061/perry-bridge/topic/health-disability