36.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pelican · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pelican
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more common in Pelican, where 36.3% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The community faces significant health burdens, particularly with arthritis and mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A much higher share of residents live with long-term health issues than in most areas, with 14.5% reporting arthritis and 12.2% reporting mental health conditions. Mental health issues are well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Over a quarter of the population manages one long-term condition, while 5.3% live with three or more.
12.2%
Higher than 85% 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 Pelican, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for more people here than in most other areas. Around 6.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.9% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Pelican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13189/pelican/topic/health-disability