28.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Point Leo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Point Leo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A remarkably low rate of mental health conditions defines daily life in Point Leo, where only 5.1% of residents report such a struggle. This is well below the 8.8% national figure. Overall, about 28.1% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and cancer are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 9.6% and 8.4% of people. Most residents are healthy, with 64% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Point Leo, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people in Point Leo need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Point Leo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22087/point-leo/topic/health-disability