28.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Preston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Preston report mental health conditions than in most similar areas. While 28.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 11.6% of residents, which is a little above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 6.9%.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Preston, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national rate of 5.8%.
6.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22121/preston/topic/health-disability