34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nagambie · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Nagambie are living with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Around 34.5% of the population has a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the number of residents who now require daily help.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 14.3%, followed by asthma at 9.1%. While 8.9% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Nagambie, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is higher than usual in Nagambie, where 7.1% of people require help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
7.1% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Nagambie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21867/nagambie/topic/health-disability