20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Noorong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Noorong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health issues than the state average defines Noorong, where only 20% of people report a chronic condition. While overall health is strong, mental health challenges are significantly more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 15% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. This stands in contrast to other chronic illnesses, as no residents reported having arthritis, asthma, cancer or dementia.
15.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Noorong, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Noorong reports needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Noorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12981/noorong/topic/health-disability