32.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Poowong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Poowong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 32% of people in Poowong live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This means health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas, with asthma and mental health being the most reported issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the Victorian average of 27.4%, with 11.3% of people having asthma and 10.6% reporting a mental health condition. While 59.7% of residents have no long-term condition, 22.2% live with one.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Poowong, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.9% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Poowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22098/poowong/topic/health-disability