Punchbowl · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Punchbowl

Name: Health & Disability in Punchbowl — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Nearly 70% of people in Punchbowl report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area stand out for having a much lower rate of chronic illness and mental health issues than most other parts of the country.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 20.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a mental health rate of 4.5%, which is also much lower than most areas across Australia.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Punchbowl, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 69.3% One condition 14.4% Two conditions 3.8% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Punchbowl splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Diabetes (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 7.2% Diabetes 6.3% Asthma 5.8% Arthritis 5.8% Mental health 4.5% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 1.6% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the low rates of chronic illness, 7.9% of people in Punchbowl need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.

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 Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13286/punchbowl/topic/health-disability

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