31.5%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Narrabri · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Narrabri
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Narrabri now need help with daily activities than in 2011, with 6.0% of residents requiring support. This is part of a broader health trend where 31.5% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with asthma and arthritis being the most frequent at 10.7% and 10.2% respectively. Conversely, 7.5% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure.
7.5%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) 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 Narrabri, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people in Narrabri need some assistance with daily activities, which is higher than in most similar areas. This rate has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15750/narrabri/topic/health-disability