40.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pumicestone · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Pumicestone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Pumicestone has some of the highest rates of health challenges among similar areas. Roughly 40.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.4%. Mental health conditions affect 11.9% of residents, which is well above the Australian average of 8.8%. Over half the population reports no long-term health issues.
11.9%
Higher than 88% of state electorate 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 Pumicestone, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.4% of people. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
9.4% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Pumicestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30070/pumicestone/topic/health-disability