28.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pakenham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pakenham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Pakenham live with a mental health condition, which is higher than most other areas. This reflects a community where health needs are varied, though the overall rate of long-term health conditions remains similar to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure roughly the same as the national average. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.4%, followed by asthma at 9.9% and arthritis at 7.4%.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Pakenham, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people in Pakenham need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.6% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Pakenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22027/pakenham/topic/health-disability