33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pomborneit North · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Pomborneit North live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This health burden is most visible in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.5% of residents, a figure well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Overall, 33.3% of the population has a long-term health condition, and 18.8% of people live with one such condition.
33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
12.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Pomborneit North, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 28%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rates of long-term health issues, no one in Pomborneit North reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than the 5.8% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Pomborneit North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22093/pomborneit-north/topic/health-disability