21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Long Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Long Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Long Pocket compared to the rest of the country. Just 21.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This area is notably healthier than most similar places across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 3.3% of people live with a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while asthma (7.3%) and arthritis (6.0%) are the most common conditions reported.
3.3%
Lower than 82% 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 Long Pocket, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia and much lower than most similar areas.
2.0% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Long Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31684/long-pocket/topic/health-disability