37.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pomborneit · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pomborneit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Pomborneit live with health challenges than in most similar areas. Long-term health conditions affect 37% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 17.8% of residents, a rate well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 15.1% and asthma at 12.3%, while 50.7% of people report having no long-term health conditions.
17.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Pomborneit, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for residents here, with 12.3% needing help with daily activities. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size and is well above the Victorian average of 5.9%.
12.3% ▲ +294.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Pomborneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22091/pomborneit/topic/health-disability