24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Peterborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68% of people in Peterborough (Vic.) report having no long-term health conditions. This means far fewer residents live with chronic illness compared to the national figure, and the area stands out for having a much lower rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This is especially true for mental health, where the 2.8% rate is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Peterborough, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of residents need help with daily activities. This is roughly the same as the typical figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22062/peterborough/topic/health-disability