26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pakenham Upper · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pakenham Upper
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Pakenham Upper are broadly in line with state and national figures. About 26.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a rate that is lower than most similar areas and slightly under the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here does not have a long-term health condition. Among those who do, arthritis is the most common at 8.8%, followed by mental health conditions at 8.3%.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Upper, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in the wider state, with only 3.9% of residents needing help with their daily activities.
3.9% ▲ +101.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22029/pakenham-upper/topic/health-disability