• Summary
• Downloads
• Explanatory Notes
• Related Information
• Past Releases

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES


NAME OF COLLECTION

Victorian Population Health Survey (VPHS)


OVERVIEW

The Victorian Population Health Survey (VPHS) is conducted annually by the Victorian Government Department of Human Services and is an ongoing source of high quality information on the health of Victorians.

The aim of the VPHS is to provide high quality, timely indicators of population health that are intended to have direct application to evidence-based policy development and strategic planning across the department and the wider community to ensure public health programs are relevant and responsive to current and emerging health issues.

The VPHS collects information on the topics: health and lifestyle, including physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, intake of fruit and vegetables, selected health screening, adult obesity, asthma and diabetes prevalence, psychological distress and social networks.

The survey is managed by the Chronic Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology section of the Public Health Branch, Department of Human Services Victoria.

Each survey contains data from approximately 7,500 interviews.


SCOPE

Persons aged 18 years and over living in private dwellings in Victoria, selected via their household telephone number.


DATA DETAIL

• Place of birth (Australia or other)
• Place of birth of parents
• Language spoken at home (English, other or both)

• Barwon-South Western Region
• Eastern Metropolitan Region
• Gippsland Region
• Grampians Region
• Hume Region
• Loddon Mallee Region
• North and West Metropolitan Region
• Southern Metropolitan Region
• Statewide