33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nangana · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nangana
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges have become a more prominent part of the local picture in Nangana, where 18.5% of people now report such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%, contributing to a general trend where more residents live with long-term health issues than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Mental health is the most common issue at 18.5%, followed by asthma at 11.1% and cancer at 9.3%.
18.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Nangana, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.6%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
5.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Nangana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21872/nangana/topic/health-disability