31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pechey · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pechey
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Pechey, affecting 15.3% of residents. While many people here live with chronic health conditions, there is a striking gap in the need for daily physical support compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 31.6% of people, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Along with arthritis, heart disease (10.2%) and mental health conditions (9.2%) are the most frequent reports.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Pechey, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Pechey reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and the 6.0% state figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Pechey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32289/pechey/topic/health-disability