38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pampoolah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pampoolah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 38.5% of people in Pampoolah live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it an area where health challenges are much more common than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are prevalent here, with arthritis (13.5%) and mental health conditions (9.5%) being the most reported. While 53.7% of residents have no long-term condition, the mental health rate is a little above the New South Wales figure.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Pampoolah, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.1% of people in Pampoolah need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national average of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.1% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Pampoolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13153/pampoolah/topic/health-disability