27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
New Italy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in New Italy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people struggle with mental health in New Italy compared to most of the country. While 27.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.6% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issues reported are arthritis at 9.6% and asthma at 9.2%, though 67.1% of residents have no long-term health conditions.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 New Italy, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activity assistance is needed by 6.4% of residents, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.4% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 New Italy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12950/new-italy/topic/health-disability