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Pokolbin · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Pokolbin

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far more people in Pokolbin live with a long-term health condition compared to most similar areas. While 32.5% of residents face a lasting health issue, the community reports a much lower rate of mental health conditions than the national average.

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📍 Pokolbin, Suburb / Locality

Where Pokolbin sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pokolbin — higher than 68% of areas.

Pokolbin32.5%
2320, NSW 33.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are well above the state and national figures, with arthritis being the most common at 12.7%. However, only 4.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Pokolbin, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 61.8% One condition 24.0% Two conditions 6.4% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Pokolbin, the largest group is Arthritis at 26%, followed by Other condition (16%) and Asthma (15%).

Arthritis 12.7% Other condition 7.9% Asthma 7.6% Cancer 5.3% Heart disease 5.0% Mental health 4.5% Diabetes 3.7% Lung condition 1.6% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.0% ▲ +309.6%

Lower than 69% 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 Pokolbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13248/pokolbin/topic/health-disability