35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pembrooke · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pembrooke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Pembrooke live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This means health challenges are much more common here than in most other areas, affecting daily life for 35.6% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common, with arthritis being the most frequent at 12.7%. Mental health conditions are also a little above the national figure at 10.2%.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Pembrooke, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little above the national rate, 8.5% of people need help with daily activities, which is much higher than most similar areas.
8.5% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Pembrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13191/pembrooke/topic/health-disability