32.2%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Inverell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Inverell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Inverell. About 32.2% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 11.5%, followed by asthma at 10%. While 56.2% of people have no long-term health issues, 9.2% live with a mental health condition, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average.
9.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Inverell, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is harder for more people here than in most other areas, with 7% needing assistance. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8% and has risen 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021191/inverell/topic/health-disability