25.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nelsons Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nelsons Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Nelsons Plains report long-term health issues compared to most other areas. Only 4% of the population lives with a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the community is slightly healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.9%, while 59.8% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Nelsons Plains, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.6% of people here. This is a little below the national and state average of 5.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.6% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Nelsons Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12933/nelsons-plains/topic/health-disability