13.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pericoe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pericoe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people in Pericoe report long-term health issues, placing the area among the lowest for such conditions. While only 13.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a surprising number of people still require help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 13.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health conditions are well below the national average, with 0.0% of residents reporting one.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Pericoe, None is the majority at 100%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 13.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures of 5.8%.
13.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Pericoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13198/pericoe/topic/health-disability