Victoria: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population summary

The 2021 Census included a new topic to collect data on certain long-term health conditions (LTHP). This information will not have the same level of detail as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS). Long-term health conditions data from the Census is not intended to provide prevalence estimates at national and state/territory levels. Prevalence estimates of long-term health conditions should be sourced from the NATSIHS.

More detailed information on long-term health conditions data collected in Census can be found in Comparing ABS long-term health conditions data sources.

In 2021, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females in Victoria were more likely than males to report having:

Males were slightly more likely to report having dementia (0.5% compared with 0.4% of females) and heart disease (4.0% compared with 3.3% of females). Males were also more likely to report having no long-term health condition (54.4% compared with 50.4% of females) and had a higher non-response rate to the Census question (8.7% compared with 6.0% of females).