The Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in The Pocket

Name: Health & Disability in The Pocket — 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.

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in The Pocket than in most similar areas. About 25.1% of residents have a chronic condition, which is a little below both the state and national figures.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 6.1% of people here, a figure lower than most other areas. The most common reported long-term issues are other conditions, arthritis and asthma.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In The Pocket, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 56.3% One condition 17.7% Two conditions 5.2% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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The Pocket splits fairly evenly between Other condition (22%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 16%.

Other condition 8.7% Arthritis 7.4% Asthma 6.5% Mental health 6.1% Cancer 3.5% Heart disease 3.0% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.7% Diabetes 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.6% of residents need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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 The Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13850/the-pocket/topic/health-disability

Where The Pocket sits — People with a long-term health condition