35.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Poowong East · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Poowong East
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of people now live with long-term health issues in Poowong East than in previous years. While 35.2% of residents manage a long-term health condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 15.9% of people. Overall, the rate of chronic health conditions is much higher than in most other similar areas.
8.0%
Lower than 52% 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 East, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, no one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
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 Poowong East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22099/poowong-east/topic/health-disability