30.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pyalong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pyalong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle in Pyalong, where 11.7% of people live with the condition. Overall, residents here experience more health issues than people in most other similar areas, with 30.7% reporting a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions affect 8.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national average.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Pyalong, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.0% of the population. This is higher than most other similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Pyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22129/pyalong/topic/health-disability