31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nooroo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nooroo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people are living with long-term health issues in Nooroo than in most similar areas. About 31.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher own-health burden is reflected in the number of people requiring daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with asthma and other conditions being the most reported. While 31.3% of people have at least one condition, mental health rates at 8.3% are about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Nooroo, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 8.3% of people require this support, which is a little above the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
8.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Nooroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12982/nooroo/topic/health-disability