33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Napoleon Reef · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Napoleon Reef
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Napoleon Reef live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is a sparsely populated area where chronic illness and mental health challenges are more common than in most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 33.8% of residents, with arthritis and asthma being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in similar areas, affecting 10.8% of the population.
10.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Napoleon Reef, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 2.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Napoleon Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12903/napoleon-reef/topic/health-disability