43.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nambucca Heads · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nambucca Heads
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Nambucca Heads. About 43.6% of the population lives with a chronic health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is reflected in the number of residents who require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with arthritis (18.6%) and mental health conditions (13.3%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are well above the national figure of 8.8%, and about 8.7% of people live with three or more conditions.
13.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 Nambucca Heads, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support is needed by 12.1% of the population. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across New South Wales and Australia, placing the area among the highest for this need.
12.1% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12898/nambucca-heads/topic/health-disability