24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Newport · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Newport
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Newport compared to national figures. Only 24.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a notably high level of general wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions, which affect 6.0% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 7.9%, while 69.2% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Newport, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 2.7% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% figure seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12965/newport/topic/health-disability