29.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nimbin · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nimbin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure in Nimbin, where 13.2% of people report such a condition. This significant gap marks a key health challenge for the area, although nearly half of the population reports having no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 13.2%, followed by other conditions at 11.1% and arthritis at 10.3%.
13.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Nimbin, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.0% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average of 5.8%.
8.0% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12974/nimbin/topic/health-disability