27.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Porepunkah · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Porepunkah
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Porepunkah than in most similar areas. While the overall health rate of 27.5% is about the same as the Victorian and national figures, the community reports much lower rates of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 6.1% of people here have a mental health condition, which is a little below the state and national figures of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, with 65% reporting none.
6.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre 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 Porepunkah, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.2% of people in Porepunkah need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
3.2% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Porepunkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221059/porepunkah/topic/health-disability