26.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Piangil · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Piangil
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people deal with long-term health struggles in Piangil compared to the rest of the country. Only 26.1% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than is typical for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here at 5.2%, well below the Victorian figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term illnesses, arthritis is the most common at 10.4%, followed by asthma at 9.6%. Most residents, or 64.8%, report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Piangil, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Piangil need help with daily activities compared to the state and national figures, with 4.3% requiring assistance. This is around the middle for areas of this level.
4.3% ▲ +106.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Piangil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22065/piangil/topic/health-disability