36.9%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kempsey - Nambucca · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Kempsey - Nambucca
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Kempsey - Nambucca live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 37% of the population reports a chronic condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here at 14.4%, followed by mental health issues at 11.4%. This rate of mental health conditions is much higher than most areas and well above the state average.
11.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Kempsey - Nambucca, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 9.4% of residents, a figure that is well above the national average of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
9.4% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Kempsey - Nambucca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10802/kempsey-nambucca/topic/health-disability