30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ponto · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ponto
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for similar areas, Ponto sees about 30.2% of its people living with a long-term health condition. While this is well above the New South Wales figure, the area reports surprisingly low levels of mental health needs and disability support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis (22.6%) and diabetes (11.3%) are the most common issues, yet 0.0% of residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the state and national averages.
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 Ponto, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Ponto reported needing help with their daily activities. This 0.0% result is well below the 5.8% recorded across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Ponto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13253/ponto/topic/health-disability