29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pooraka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pooraka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher than most similar areas, 7.4% of people in Pooraka need some help with their daily activities. This reflects a community where health needs are more common than the national figure. While most residents are healthy, those with long-term conditions often manage mental health or arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 9.5%, which is higher than most areas, followed closely by arthritis at 9.4% and asthma at 8.7%.
9.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Pooraka, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 7.4%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.4% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Pooraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41185/pooraka/topic/health-disability