25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pennyroyal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pennyroyal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Pennyroyal than in most similar areas. While 25.5% of residents have a chronic condition, the area stands out for having no residents who require help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue affecting 10% of residents, while mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas at 9.1%.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Pennyroyal, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area needs help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Victorian (5.9%) and national (5.8%) averages.
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 Pennyroyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22055/pennyroyal/topic/health-disability