22.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Penong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Penong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Penong compared to the rest of the country. Just 22.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Most people here are healthy, with 67.1% reporting no long-term health issues. Those with conditions most often have diabetes (5.7%) or arthritis (5.4%), while mental health conditions are much lower here at 5.4% than in most other areas.
5.4%
Lower than 73% 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 Penong, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability in Penong, as only 2.5% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national figure.
2.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Penong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41138/penong/topic/health-disability