32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pound Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pound Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Pound Creek, where a striking 32.5% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While chronic physical health issues are more common here, mental health conditions are much less frequent than in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 14.3%, and overall health conditions are well above the Victorian average. In contrast, only 4.8% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the state and national figures of 8.8%.
4.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Pound Creek, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger group here, with 8.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Pound Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22114/pound-creek/topic/health-disability