27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Porepunkah · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Porepunkah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Porepunkah is marked by a health profile that is generally better than the national average. Only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. This positive trend is reflected in the fact that 65.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 6.0% of residents compared to the national figure of 8.8%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Porepunkah, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily assistance is a little below the state and national figures, with only 3.7% of people requiring help with daily activities.
3.7% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Porepunkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22102/porepunkah/topic/health-disability