36.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nerong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nerong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of residents in Nerong live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This makes it a place where health challenges are much more common than in most other areas, particularly regarding mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.9% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.3% of residents, followed by asthma at 11.9% and arthritis at 11.3%.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Nerong, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the 5.8% recorded for Australia and New South Wales.
6.5% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Nerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12938/nerong/topic/health-disability