27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Purnim · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Purnim
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Purnim struggle with mental health than in most similar areas. While the overall rate of long-term health issues is about the same as the national figure, 11% of residents live with a mental health condition. This represents a notable gap compared to the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11% of people, followed by asthma at 11.6%. Overall, 27.4% of residents have a long-term health issue, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.0%
Higher 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 Purnim, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Purnim need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the Victorian average of 5.9%.
5.5% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Purnim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22127/purnim/topic/health-disability