37.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Penguin · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Penguin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term health issues marks Penguin, where 37.4% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health and arthritis are among the most common challenges for residents here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (14.1%) and mental health conditions (12.0%) are the most reported long-term illnesses. The proportion of people with a mental health condition is much higher than in most other areas and well above the 8.8% national figure.
12.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Penguin, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities has risen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.2%. This is a little above both the state figure of 6.8% and the national rate of 5.8%.
8.2% ▲ +97.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Penguin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615016/penguin/topic/health-disability