32.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Penola · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Penola
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over five times more people than the national average live with long-term health issues in Penola, where 32.9% of residents report a chronic condition. This is much higher than the Australian figure of 27.7%. While chronic illness is common, mental health struggles are less frequent here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 11.7%, followed by asthma at 8.8%. While 32.9% of people have a long-term condition, the typical resident has none, and 8.6% of the population reports a mental health condition.
8.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Penola, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Penola need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a notable improvement from 2011, when the figure was 10.9%.
6.2% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415034/penola/topic/health-disability