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Inverell · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Inverell

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Well above the national average, 31.9% of people in Inverell live with a long-term health condition. This high rate of chronic illness means more residents struggle with their health compared to the rest of New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Inverell, Council (LGA)

Where Inverell sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.9%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell — higher than 67% of areas.

Inverell31.9%
Rest of NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12% of the population. While mental health conditions are reported by 8.9% of residents, this is about the same as the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Inverell, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 55.9% One condition 20.1% Two conditions 7.4% Three or more 4.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Inverell splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (21%) and Asthma (17%), with Mental health at 16%.

Arthritis 12.0% Asthma 9.5% Mental health 8.9% Other condition 7.5% Diabetes 6.0% Heart disease 5.1% Cancer 3.3% Lung condition 2.7% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A higher proportion of people in Inverell need help with daily activities than in most other areas. At 7%, this is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14220/inverell/topic/health-disability