23.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peterborough · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Peterborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Peterborough than in most other similar areas. Only 23.8% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the lowest at this level, affecting only 3.3% of people. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.9%, while nearly 70% of the population reports having no long-term health issues at all.
3.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre 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 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 4.2% of people needing help with basic activities. This is a little below the national figure, although the need for assistance has risen since 2011.
4.2% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
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/ucl/UCL222070/peterborough/topic/health-disability