13.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Puckapunyal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Puckapunyal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Puckapunyal than in the rest of the country. Only 13.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest compared to similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 6.3%, while 5.7% of people have a mental health condition. This mental health rate is well below the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia, and 78% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.7%
Lower than 72% 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 Puckapunyal, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3.2% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.2% ▲ +73.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Puckapunyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22124/puckapunyal/topic/health-disability