23.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hocking - Pearsall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 70% of people in Hocking - Pearsall report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places, with a lower rate of chronic illness than both the state and national figures.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 7.1%, slightly lower than the 8.8% seen across Australia.
23.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
7.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Hocking - Pearsall, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas. At 3.2%, this is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6%.
3.2% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Hocking - Pearsall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031303/hocking-pearsall/topic/health-disability