27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pappinbarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pappinbarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Pappinbarra have remained steady over the last decade, with 27.9% of people living with a long-term health condition. While this matches the national figure, the area is notable for having a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 4.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 12.8%, though 70.9% of the population reports having no long-term condition at all.
4.7%
Lower than 77% 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 Pappinbarra, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for some here than in most areas, with 7.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Pappinbarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13158/pappinbarra/topic/health-disability