Nerrina · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Nerrina

Name: Health & Disability in Nerrina — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Health and disability levels in Nerrina have remained steady over the last decade, keeping pace with the rest of the country. About 27.4% of the population lives with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.7% of people. While 7.4% of residents have a mental health condition, this is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Nerrina, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 67.1% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 5.2% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Nerrina splits fairly evenly between Asthma (22%) and Other condition (19%), with Mental health at 17%.

Asthma 9.7% Other condition 8.7% Mental health 7.4% Arthritis 6.6% Cancer 3.6% Diabetes 3.1% Heart disease 2.9% Lung condition 1.6% Dementia 0.6% Stroke 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.7% of people in Nerrina need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian average of 5.9%.

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 Nerrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21917/nerrina/topic/health-disability

Where Nerrina sits — People with a long-term health condition