33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Purdeet · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
One third of people in Purdeet have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While chronic health issues are common here, there are remarkably few reports of mental health struggles or people needing daily help.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. Interestingly, 0.0% of the community reported a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Purdeet, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 35%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is rarely needed here, with 0.0% of people requiring help with everyday activities. This is well below both the state and national figures, which sit around 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Purdeet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22126/purdeet/topic/health-disability