44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pucawan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pucawan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health conditions in Pucawan than in most similar areas. About 44.4% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness contrasts with the fact that no one in the area reports needing help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are common here, with 44.4% of people reporting a long-term condition. Diabetes is the most frequent at 19.4%, and mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas at 11.1%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 →Pucawan splits fairly evenly between None (43%) and One condition (41%), with Two conditions at 8%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, 0.0% of people in Pucawan need help with daily activities, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Pucawan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13280/pucawan/topic/health-disability