14.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pomeroy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pomeroy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower share of people in Pomeroy report long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 14.9% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest among similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.3% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, with 74.5% of the population in this group.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Pomeroy, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Pomeroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13251/pomeroy/topic/health-disability