49.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moores Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moores Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Moores Pocket live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This health burden is reflected in high rates of chronic illness and a greater need for daily support compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 49.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is 22 percentage points higher than the Australian figure. Arthritis is the most common, affecting 25.3% of residents, while mental health conditions are well above the national level at 13.2%.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Moores Pocket, the largest group is None at 43%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than elsewhere, with 10.2% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
10.2% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Moores Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31906/moores-pocket/topic/health-disability