24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nerrena · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nerrena
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68.5% of people in Nerrena report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy community where the typical resident is less likely to struggle with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to others across the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Mental health conditions are especially uncommon here, affecting 5.5% of residents, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Nerrena, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents, with only 1.3% needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and sits well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
1.3% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Nerrena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21915/nerrena/topic/health-disability